Legal Opinion · Dissent

State v. Grenz

Washington Supreme Court

Decided December 27, 1946No. 29822Published

1DissentMillard, C. J.

(dissenting) — I cannot agree with the view of the majority that an enactment which defines a vagrant as one who wanders about the street at late or unusual hours of the night, unless such person is engaged in a visible or lawful business, is a valid exercise of the police power. In the majority opinion, it is stated that it was necessary for the state to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that appellant wandered about the streets at a late or unusual hour of the night without any visible or lawful business; and that the visible or lawful business in question is that which is concerned with the…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. State v. AwdeWashington Supreme Court · 1929

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