Swanson v. City of Tulsa

OPINION

BUSSEY, Judge:

Gerald Dean Swanson was convicted in the Municipal Court of Tulsa, Oklahoma, Case No. 276848, for possessing a lighted tobacco cigarette on an elevator in the Tulsa County Courthouse where a “no smoking” sign was prominently displayed. His action was found to be a violation of Revised Tulsa Ordinances, Title 27, Section 658, “Smoking in Certain Public Areas Prohibited — Punishment.” The appellant was sentenced to pay a fine of ten dollars ($10.00) and costs of fifty-two dollars ($52.00).

Three propositions of error are raised on appeal. It is first alleged that nowhere…