KansasCity.com

Mobile Site RSS Feeds
Logout | Member Center
Posted on Mon, Oct. 26, 2009 08:50 AM
Buzz UpYahoo Buzz PrintPrint
Comment (0)Comment

Charges dropped in Missouri flag desecration case

More News

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. | Charges have been dropped against a southeast Missouri man accused of flag desecration.

Misdemeanor charges were filed Friday against 30-year-old Frank Snider III of Cape Girardeau. But prosecutor Morley Swingle told the Southeast Missourian newspaper that he later dropped the charges because of a 1989 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that declared flag-burning protected under the First Amendment.

Swingle told the newspaper he had been unaware that the case invalidated state flag desecration laws like the one passed in Missouri in 1980.

On Tuesday, police found a flag lying in the street. Snider told police he had torn it and thrown it into the street after failing to burn it. Police say Snider told them he blamed the country for his inability to find a job.

Posted on Mon, Oct. 26, 2009 08:50 AM
Buzz UpYahoo Buzz PrintPrint
Comment (0)Comment

Join the discussion

Share your observations and experiences about news. Lively, open, civil debate is the goal. Please refrain from personal attacks or comments that are racist, vulgar or otherwise inappropriate. If you see an inappropriate comment, please click the "Report as abuse" link.

Text alerts Subscribe today!
Web search powered by YAHOO! SEARCH