Document: 386 U.S. 773 87 S.Ct. 1417 18 L.Ed.2d 522 William TURNER et al., Petitioners,v.STATE OF NEW YORK. No. 399. Supreme Court of the United States Argued April 12 and 13, 1967. May 8, 1967 Osmond K. Fraenkel, New York City, for petitioners. H. Richard Uviller, respondent. PER CURIAM. 1 The writ is dismissed as improvidently granted. 2 Mr. Justice DOUGLAS, with whom FORTAS concurs, dissenting. 3 This case arose out an assembly in Duffy Square, protesting American policy Vietnam. After a few minutes speeches, police dispersed crowd, utilizing two policemen on horseback dozen patrolmen. 4 complaint charged disorderly conduct, 5 'in that intent to provoke breach peace under circumstances whereby might be occasioned, defendants did unlawfully congregate assemble at above location obstructing area exclusion those wishing use same, delay vehicular traffic while carrying placards using loud boisterous language; by their actions cause crowd collect; (w)hen ordered move fail do so, after being informed were not lawful.' evidence showed meeting was peaceful orderly until horses arrived. Up time apparently small no one paying much attention. bulk trial related acts individual petitioners during period when trying disperse is, between advent arrests. appearance police, there minor disturbance, person hitting horse rolled-up cardboard placard, biting policeman, lying down. But these complaint. While opinion written court, Appellate Term write its relied heavily post-dispersion facts justify convictions. 48 Misc.2d 611, 613—618, 619, 265 N.Y.S.2d 841, 843 847, 849. stated Judge Hofstadter dissent: 6 'The occurrences now offered basis upholding convictions subject charged. And events, including any alleged disturbance defendant, ensuing upon order, direct immediate issue misconception lawful warrant scope authority.' Misc.2d, 630, N.Y.S.2d, 860. 7 A conviction ground may sustained grounds have been but not. 'It violation due process send accused prison following charge which he never tried it would convict him nevr made.' Cole v. State Arkansas, 333 196, 201, 68 514, 517, 92 L.Ed. 644. see Shuttlesworth Birmingham, 382 87, 86 211, 15 176; Ashton Kentucky, 384 195, 1407, 16 469. 8 Likewise 'upon made' consistent process. De Jonge Oregon, 299 353, 362, 57 255, 81 278. 9 Where First Amendment rights are involved, they here, we meticulous insist clean-cut violations ordinances protecting law lest broad or fuzzy applications used suffocate impair exercise constitutional rights. Stromberg California, 283 359, 369, 51 532, 75 1117; Edwards South Carolina, 372 229, 237, 83 684; Cox Louisiana, 379 536, 551—552, 85 453, 462—463, 13 471; supra, 200—201, 1410. 10 Issues character gravity tendered here I resolve them.

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