Testimony at Trial Disclosed That a Defendant Charged with Inciting

question 35

Multiple Choice

Testimony at trial disclosed that a defendant charged with inciting a riot had been drinking beer, yelling profanity, and urging a large crowd to interfere with the police, who were trying to keep order at a rock concert.The defendant moved the court to direct the jury to acquit him because he claimed he was only exercising his First Amendment right of free speech.The court would likely ______________.

• A)deny the motion as there are sufficient facts from which a jury could conclude that defendant's actions constituted imminent lawless action
• B)grant the motion because the defendant had been consuming alcohol and thus his conduct was excusable
• C)grant the motion because the defendant's conduct amounted only to speech
• D)deny the motion because the First Amendment to the U.S.Constitution imposes no limitations on state criminal prosecutions.

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