City of East Lansing v. Yocca

Defendant, David Yocca, appeals from the decision of the circuit court which upheld the provisions of the East Lansing Traffic Code contained in Chapter 126 of Title X of the City Code which prohibit the operation of a vehicle under the influence of liquor. Defendant was charged with violating those provisions, but, on March 22, 1984, the district court granted defendant’s motion to dismiss, finding that the City of East Lansing improperly promulgated its traffic ordinance when it made local amendments to the Uniform Traffic Code (UTC), 1981 AACS, R 28.1001 et seq. The city appealed to the…