Legal Opinion
State v. Immelt
Washington Supreme Court
Decided October 27, 2011No. 83343-5PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtStephens, J.
¶1 Helen Immelt sounded a car horn at length in front of a neighbor’s house in the early morning hours. She was arrested for violating a Snohomish County noise ordinance that includes amongst its prohibited noise disturbances horn honking for a purpose other than public safety or originating from an officially sanctioned parade or other public event. She challenges the horn ordinance as overbroad and in violation of free speech protections. We agree that the ordinance is overbroad and reverse Immelt’s conviction.1
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
¶2 The Snohomish County code bans “sound that is a…
2Cases cited44 opinions
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- United States v. O'BrienSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Ward v. Rock Against RacismSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Dombrowski v. PfisterSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Members of the City Council of Los Angeles v. Taxpayers for VincentSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
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3Cited by22 opinions
- State v. HomanWashington Supreme Court · 2014
- State v. BradfordCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2013
- Martinez v. City of Rio RanchoDistrict Court, D. New Mexico · 2016
- State Of Washington v. Brian K. BrushCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2018
- Porter v. GoreDistrict Court, S.D. California · 2018
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