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Alan Hutzel v. Georgia
Paid petition · Court of Appeals of Georgia, No. A21A0209 · judgment May 19, 2021
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.
Questions presented
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Does finding of an intent to intimidate for the purpose of an anti-mask law conviction based solely on the conduct of others violate the First Amendment to the US Constitution?
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Does a conviction violate the First Amendment when the charging document with respect to intent to intimidate element merely charges that Defendant was present at the rally?
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Assuming that the answer to the first two questions is “No.” – does the limiting construction of the Georgia anti-mask statute adopted by the Georgia Supreme Court run afoul of the First Amendment right to anonymous speech?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Drago Cepar Jr.
The Law Office of Drago Cepar
For respondent
Stephen John Petrany
Georgia Department of Law
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Proceedings
- Jan 24 2022Petition DENIED.
- Jan 05 2022DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/21/2022.
- Jan 04 2022Waiver of right of respondent The State of Georgia to respond filed.
- Dec 20 2021Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 24, 2022)