Transcription of TEXAS v. JOHNSON
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TEXAS v. JOHNSONS yllabusTEXAS v. JOHNSONCERTIORARI TO THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TEXASNo. 88-155. Argued March 21, 1989-Decided June 21, 1989 During the 1984 Republican National Convention in Dallas, TEXAS , re-spondent JOHNSON participated in a political demonstration to protest thepolicies of the Reagan administration and some Dallas-based corpora-tions. After a march through the city streets, JOHNSON burned anAmerican flag while protesters chanted. No one was physically injuredor threatened with injury, although several witnesses were seriously of-fended by the flag burning.
"(1) a public monument; "(2) a place of worship or burial; or "(3) a state or national flag. "(b) For purposes of this section, 'desecrate' means deface, damage, or otherwise physically mistreat in a way that the actor knows will seriously offend one or …
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