City of Detroit v. Ritchey

Defendant was convicted by a jury of loitering in the City of Detroit in violation of a Detroit city ordinance.* Upon appeal, she questions the constitutionality of the ordinance and whether there was sufficient evidence to support the verdict of the jury.

The first challenge has already been answered by this Court. We have determined that:

“The ordinance does not prohibit standing on a sidewalk, but only standing on a sidewalk so as to hinder or impede pedestrian traffic. Thus the Detroit loitering ordinance achieves its obvious regulatory purpose of keeping sidewalks clear and is not…