City of Seattle v. Bittner

These are consolidated criminal actions originating in the Municipal Court of the City of Seattle, wherein the respondents were charged and convicted of violating Seattle Ordinance 48022 § 22 as amended (Seattle Code § 10.04.010), in that they operated motion picture *749theaters without licenses. In cases involving operation of the Mecca Twin Theatre located at 711 Pike Street, the licensee’s application for a renewal of theater license had been denied by the city council on the ground that one of the licensee’s officers had been convicted of exhibiting obscene motion pictures. In cases…