City of Portland v. White

Defendant was accused of violating § 14.92.045 of the Code of the City of Portland, which provides:

“No person shall loiter or prowl in a place, at a time, or in a manner not usual for law abiding persons under circumstances that warrant alarm for the safety of persons or property in the vicinity. Among the circumstances which may be considered in determining whether such alarm is warranted is the fact that the person takes flight upon appearance of a police officer, refuses to identify himself, or manifestly endeavors to conceal himself, or any object. Unless flight by the person or other…