Legal Opinion
City of Columbus v. Meyer
Ohio Court of Appeals
Decided March 18, 2003No. 01AP-1471, No. 01AP-1472 (REGULAR CALENDAR)PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Harsha, Judge.
{¶ 1} Plaintiff-appellant, the city of Columbus, appeals from judgments of the Franklin County Municipal Court dismissing criminal complaints alleging that defendants-appellees, Thomas R. Meyer and Charles S. Spingola, violated the city’s prohibition on open burning without a permit.
{¶ 2} On June 23, 2001, defendants attended the annual Columbus “Gay Pride Parade,” where they were arrested for burning a “rainbow flag” in an apparent protest of the event. During the parade, defendants ignited the flag with a flammable liquid at the • intersection of Broad Street and High Street,…
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