Legal Opinion
City of Seattle v. Eze
Washington Supreme Court
Decided July 14, 1988No. 53501-9PublishedCited by 189 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Durham, J. —
The defendant in this case challenges the constitutionality of Seattle's ordinance prohibiting disorderly conduct on a bus, which includes "loud or raucous behavior" that "unreasonably disturbs others". Seattle Municipal Code (SMC) 12A.12.040(F). We reject these challenges and affirm the defendant's conviction.
I
Facts
John Eze boarded a public bus in Seattle on December 5, 1984, and became involved in an altercation with the driver, Nicholas Coleman. Coleman and Eze differ in their accounts of what transpired.
According to Coleman, Eze boarded the bus without paying the fare or…
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