Legal Opinion
In Re Hoffman
California Supreme Court
Decided December 11, 1967No. Crim. 11026PublishedCited by 116 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtTraynor, C. J.
Petitioners were convicted in the Los Angeles Municipal Court of violating a city ordinance1 restricting the right to be in a railroad station. The Appellate *847Department of the Superior Court affirmed the convictions and refused to certify the ease to the Court of Appeal. (Rule 62(a), Cal. Rules of Court.) Petitioners seek a writ of habeas corpus on the ground that the ordinance unconstitutionally abridges their right of free speech.
Union Station in Los Angeles is owned by three railroad companies, the Southern Pacific, the Union Pacific, and the Santa Pe. It is a spacious area open to the…
2Cases cited38 opinions
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3Cited by116 opinions
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