Legal Opinion
City of Harvard v. Gaut
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided January 5, 1996No. 2-94-1458PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRESIDING JUSTICE McLAREN
delivered the opinion of the court:
The plaintiff, the City of Harvard (City), has enacted an ordinance which reads, in full:
"26.04 Gang Activity
It shall he unlawful for any person within the City to wear known gang colors, emblems, or other insignia, or appear to be engaged in communicating gang-related messages through the use of hand signals or other means of communication.” (Emphasis added.) Harvard, 111., Municipal Code § 26.04 (1993).
The defendant, Todd Gaut, was charged with wearing a gang symbol, a six-pointed star, in violation of the City of Harvard’s gang…
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