Legal Opinion

Edward Sawyer, Jr. v. Jack Sandstrom, as Director, Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Dade County, Florida

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided April 10, 1980No. 79-2671PublishedCited by 53 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FAY, Circuit Judge:

Appellant Edward Sawyer, Jr. was found guilty of violating Dade County’s loitering ordinance which provides:

For the purpose of this section “loitering” means the act of standing or remaining in or about any public street, public sidewalk, public overpass or public bridge, or other place specifically enumerated herein. A person commits the offense of loitering when he knowingly:

* * * * * *(2) Loiters in any place with one or more persons knowing that a narcotic or dangerous drug, as defined in Sections 893.01 and 893.15, Florida Statutes, is being unlawfully used or…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Griswold v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  2. Broadrick v. OklahomaSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  3. Cantwell v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
  4. National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. ButtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  5. Chaplinsky v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1942

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3Cited by53 opinions

  1. Robert Lee Wilson v. Irvin T. Taylor, as Acting Chairman and Examiner, Civil Service Board, Winter Park, FloridaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1984
  2. United States v. Manuel Juan AlvarezCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
  3. Madeline Johnson, Etc. v. The City of Opelousas, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
  4. Record Revolution No. 6, Inc. v. City of ParmaCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1980
  5. Pottinger v. City of MiamiDistrict Court, S.D. Florida · 1992

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