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What type of language can lead to an arrest under F.S. §877.03?
What type of language can lead to an arrest under F.S. §877.03?
- Language that expresses frustration or annoyance
- Language that inflicts injury by its utterance (correct)
- Language that is purely fictional
- Language that is directed at a law enforcement officer
In what circumstances would arrest under F.S. §877.03 not be proper, as illustrated in the text?
In what circumstances would arrest under F.S. §877.03 not be proper, as illustrated in the text?
- When the suspect angrily exchanges words with young girls after dropping off their daughter at school
- When the suspect uses profanity and curses at a bank after being denied a loan (correct)
- When the suspect reports a clear and present danger of bodily harm in a crowded building
- When the suspect incites an immediate breach of the peace through their words
What is the significance of using 'fighting words' as per the text?
What is the significance of using 'fighting words' as per the text?
- It tends to incite curiosity or annoyance in others
- It inflicts injury or tends to incite an immediate breach of the peace (correct)
- It leads to immediate arrest by law enforcement officers
- It creates a clear and present danger of bodily harm to others
Under what circumstances is arrest not proper even if language is directed at a law enforcement officer, according to the text?
Under what circumstances is arrest not proper even if language is directed at a law enforcement officer, according to the text?
What behavior led to the defendant's conviction for disorderly conduct in Barry v. State?
What behavior led to the defendant's conviction for disorderly conduct in Barry v. State?
What is insufficient to support a conviction for disorderly conduct?
What is insufficient to support a conviction for disorderly conduct?
In what case was the defendant's conviction for disorderly conduct overturned based on verbal conduct directed at an officer?
In what case was the defendant's conviction for disorderly conduct overturned based on verbal conduct directed at an officer?
What was lacking in Smith v. State that resulted in the overturning of the defendant's conviction for disorderly conduct?
What was lacking in Smith v. State that resulted in the overturning of the defendant's conviction for disorderly conduct?
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