Criminal
Nov. 2, 2016
Defendant's First Amendment challenge heads to appellate panel
The 1st District Court of Appeal will consider Wednesday whether a state law that prohibits individuals from knowingly telling lies to law enforcement violates the First Amendment.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
The 1st District Court of Appeal will consider Wednesday whether a state law that prohibits individuals from knowingly telling lies to law enforcement violates the First Amendment.
The defendant in the case, Wilson Morera-Munoz, argues that Section 31 of the California Vehicle Code is an unconstitutional "content-based regulation."
The state law, first enacted in 1965...
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