Legal Opinion
State v. Brittingham
Superior Court of Delaware
Decided January 31, 1968PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
O’HORA, Judge.
Section 2-205 of the Home Rule Charter of the City of Wilmington authorizes the adoption of emergency ordinances by the Wilmington City Council, during emergency conditions, but provides further that such ordinances automatically stand repealed on the sixty-first day following adoption. Ordinance 67-054 was adopted by Council, pursuant to the aforementioned Charter provisions, on July 29, 1967. Under the same Charter provisions this ordinance was automatically repealed as of September 30, 1967. Defendant was arrested on August 6, 1967 and charged with possession of…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- State v. PatnovicSuperior Court of Delaware · 1957
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- State v. McGonigalSuperior Court of Delaware · 1963
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