City of Seattle v. Ross

The appellant was charged in municipal court with a violation of Seattle ordinance No. 40149-9a, as amended by ordinance No. 86061-1, which became effective on or about May 4, 1957, and has not been heretofore construed. The' provision under which the appellant was charged, tried and found guilty, reads;

“It is unlawful for anyone not lawfully authorized to frequent, enter, be in, or be found in, any place where narcotics, narcotic drugs or their derivatives are unlawfully used, kept or disposed of.”

On appeal to the superior court, the appellant waived jury trial. According to the memorandum…