City of Lakewood v. Pillow

On petition of the City of Lakewood, we granted certiorari to review the district court’s declaration that a Lakewood ordinance is invalid.

The respondent Pillow was convicted in municipal court of a violation of this ordinance which makes it unlawful to possess a dangerous or deadly weapon. He appealed to the district court which reversed the conviction on the basis of a finding that there was a failure of proof before the municipal court and on the further ground that the ordinance was invalid. The district court’s declaration of invalidity was premised on its finding that the subject matter…