Insult Conviction Upheld Despite Provocation in Traffic Dispute

An appellant convicted of insult challenged the lower court's finding, arguing that the verbal statement, made during a tense exchange after a traffic incident where the appellant felt deliberately blocked, did not meet the threshold for criminal insult because it was provoked and not sufficiently directed at the core honor of the other party. The appellate court upheld the conviction, reasoning that while the exchange was tense, the specific insult used constituted an unwarranted attack on the personal honor of the complainant, exceeding the scope of mere emotional outburst during a confrontation, and therefore satisfied the elements of the criminal offense.