Opinion ID: 1721035
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 5

Heading: Gregor Sirotof.

Text: There is testimony that when Sirotof learned the police were going to clear the building he said If they come in, kick them right in the b____, right between the legs. There is testimony that in a loud voice he called the officers f____ing, fascist pigs, and that when an officer allegedly attempted to take hold of his shoulder he threatened to kill the officer and then spat upon him. The transcript of Zwicker's trial, in which he was a codefendant with another person, exceeds 450 pages and in the other cases 725 pages. Suffice it to say, that all of the conduct of the appellants set forth occurred within the view and hearing of the other demonstrators. In the Weiland, Oberdorfer, Simons and Sirotof cases the crowding of the passageways and the noise generated by the demonstration prevented students from reaching their classrooms and disrupted class activity to the extent that at least one class had to disband. All traffic to and from a dean's office was blocked and the demonstration upset the routine carried on in the building. In seeking reversal of their convictions of disorderly conduct under sec. 947.01, Stats., appellants contend that: (1) The statute is so vague and overly broad as to deprive them of due process of law under the fourteenth amendment to the United States Constitution; (2) the statute is unconstitutional as applied to their conduct; (3) the trial courts erred in instructing the jury; (4) the trial court erred in State v. Zwicker when it failed to afford the defendant service of subpoenas at state expense; (5) the trial court abused its discretion in denying appellants' motion for severance of trial; (6) there was not sufficient credible evidence to support the verdicts. We have given consideration to all the issues raised by the defendants.