Legal Opinion
Pedersen v. City of Richmond
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided April 20, 1979No. Record 780831PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCochran, J.
Arrested on a warrant charging him with violation of an ordinance, Section 22-34.1 of the Code of the City of Richmond, 1 Kenneth M. Pedersen, Jr., was tried in the General District Court, found guilty as charged, and sentenced to pay a fine and serve 30 days in jail, the jail sentence being suspended. Appealing his conviction, Pedersen moved to dismiss the charge on the ground that the ordinance was unconstitutional. The trial court, sitting without a jury, overruled the motion, heard the City’s evidence, and overruled Pedersen’s motion to strike the evidence. Pedersen introduced no evidence…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Harris v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1974
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3Cited by48 opinions
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