Legal Opinion

Tinsley v. City of Richmond

Supreme Court of Virginia

Decided April 24, 1961No. Record 5232PublishedCited by 11 opinions

The opinion states the case.

1Opinion of the CourtCarrico, J.

Ruth E. Tinsley was arrested on a warrant which contained the charge that she did on the 23rd day of February, 1960, “unlawfully refuse to move on when told to do so by Police Officer D. L. Nuckols in violation of Section 24-17 of the City Code.” Richmond City Code, 1957, Section 24-17. Upon her trial in the court below, without a jury, she was found guilty and her punishment was fixed at a fine of $10.00. She sought, and was granted, a writ of error to the judgment of conviction.

The defendant has assigned a number of errors which attack the constitutionality and validity of the ordinance…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. People v. GalpernNew York Court of Appeals · 1932
  2. Toler v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1949
  3. Crisman v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1955
  4. Taylor v. SmithSupreme Court of Virginia · 1924
  5. State v. SugarmanSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1914

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. State v. StarksWisconsin Supreme Court · 1971
  2. State v. CaezNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1963
  3. State Ex Rel. Scott v. BerberianSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1971
  4. Middlebrooks v. City of BirminghamAlabama Court of Appeals · 1964
  5. Harris v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1966

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