People v. Davenport
Appellate Division of the Superior Court of California
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
CANTER, J.
The City of Santa Barbara (City) appeals from an order of the Municipal Court of Santa Barbara County, South Coast Judicial District (Municipal Court) sustaining a demurrer to prosecutions brought pursuant to section 15.16.085 of the Santa Barbara Municipal Code, the City’s sleeping ordinance, and holding that section unconstitutional.
Facts
A rather large number of cases were consolidated in the Municipál Court for hearing on a common demurrer. Some 55 individuals were given 84 citations for violations of either the City’s camping ordinance (§ 15.16.070 of the municipal code)1…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Clark v. Community for Creative Non-ViolenceSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- City of Pompano Beach v. CapalboDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1984
- United States v. Janet HogueCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
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- Tobe v. City of Santa AnaCalifornia Supreme Court · 1995
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- Charles Whiting, Iii, and Eric Anderson v. Town of Westerly and Mark ChamplinCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1991
- Donald E. Hershey v. City of Clearwater, a Municipal Corporation, Tami Jo SwainCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1987
- State v. SturchHawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals · 1996
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