"Disturbing Lawful Meeting" Doesn't Need to Be "Substantial" to Be Criminal, at Least if a "Purpose to ... Disrupt" Is Shown

"Disturbing Lawful Meeting" Doesn't Need to Be "Substantial" to Be Criminal, at Least if a "Purpose to ... Disrupt" Is Shown

From a May 5 decision by the Ohio Court of Appeals in City of Nelsonville v. Nguyen, decided by Judge Michael Hess, joined by Judges Jason Smith and Kristy Wilkin: The State of Ohio, City of Nelsonville appeals the judgment rendered in this criminal case involving an offense of disturbing a lawful meeting. The State contends that the trial court erred when it added the element of "substantial" to the offense of disturbing a lawful meeting under …