Legal Opinion
People v. Taylor
California Court of Appeal
Decided December 31, 1938No. Cr. A. 94248PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHaines, P. J.
The defendants were charged with a violation of Ordinance No. 10731 of the city of San Diego, alleged to have been committed in said city on the 5th day of August, 1938, “in that they did then and there willfully and unlawfully distribute to and among pedestrians along a public street, to wit: ‘C’ Street, and in a public place, to wit: the Savoy Theatre, handbills, dodgers, circulars and other advertising matter.”
After pleas of not guilty, but before trial, the case was dismissed on motion upon the ground that the ordinance referred to violates the freedom of speech and of the press as…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Lovell v. City of GriffinSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Pasadena Sch. Dist. v. City of PasadenaCalifornia Supreme Court · 1913
- People v. ArmstrongMichigan Supreme Court · 1889
- City of Chicago v. SchultzIllinois Supreme Court · 1930
- People v. St. JohnCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1930
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Rincon Band of Mission Indians v. County of San DiegoDistrict Court, S.D. California · 1971
- Carlin v. City of Palm SpringsCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1971
- Pittsford v. City of Los AngelesCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1942
- Chrestensen v. ValentineCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1941
- Chrestensen v. ValentineDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1940
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