State v. Adams, Unpublished Decision (6-14-2004)

OPINION

{¶ 1} Six defendants have filed appeals of seven separate convictions for violating Youngstown Municipal Ordinance ("Ord.") 539.07(b), which prohibits drivers from operating their car stereo systems at an excessive volume level. The ordinance is challenged on the grounds that it overly restricts constitutionally protected speech, that it is void for vagueness, and that it allows for excessive fines. All seven defendants rely on a single brief submitted in this appeal. This Court recently upheld the constitutionality of a previous version of Ord. 539.07(b) inState v. Cornwell, 149 Ohio…