Legal Opinion

City of Sunnyside v. Lopez

Court of Appeals of Washington

Decided March 17, 1988No. 7802-7-IIIPublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtMcInturff, C.J.

We accepted discretionary review of a superior court judgment which affirmed Mary Lopez' district court conviction for criminal trespass.1 In her appeal, Ms. Lopez contends she had a free speech right to enter the premises of the Sunnyside Professional Center and distribute anti-abortion literature. We disagree. The center is not sufficiently open to the general public to lose its character as private property and entitle individuals to access for free speech activity. Thus, we affirm Ms. Lopez' conviction.

Ms. Lopez was one of several anti-abortionists cited in August and September 1985 for…

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2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Local 174, Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen & Helpers v. Lucas Flour Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1962
  2. PruneYard Shopping Center v. RobinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  3. State v. GreenWashington Supreme Court · 1980
  4. Kaiser Aetna v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  5. Hudgens v. National Labor Relations BoardSupreme Court of the United States · 1976

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3Cited by16 opinions

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  5. Armes v. City of PhiladelphiaDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1989

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