Legal Opinion
City of Des Moines v. Lavigne
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided August 31, 1977No. 2-58233PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARRIS, Justice.
This appeal arises from two prosecutions under a municipal loitering ordinance. On defendants’ challenge the trial court held the ordinance unconstitutionally overbroad. We reverse the trial court and remand the prosecutions, for further proceedings.
Timothy J. Lavigne and Karen Jean Cousins (defendants) were informed against for loitering and loafing in violation of § 32-28, Municipal Code of Des Moines.
Defendants separately demurred to the information in part on the claim the ordinance is overbroad in violation of the due process clause of Amendments 1 and 14 to the…
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3Cited by8 opinions
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