Legal Opinion
United States v. Robert H. Kilgen, Jr., and Gary Lee Ansley
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 9, 1970No. 27424_1PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TUTTLE, Circuit Judge:
Robert Kilgen, Jr. and Gary Ansley were arrested approximately 1:15 A.M. on October 27, 1968, in West Palm Beach, Florida, for the crime of vagrancy “by wandering about from place to place with no lawful purpose.” The city ordinance outlawing such conduct is contained under Section 33.63 of the Ordinances of the City of West Palm Beach, which in turn is similar to a state statute. This ordinance, which, we think appellant aptly, although somewhat colorfully, characterizes in the following terms, “a college English major might read it as a casting advertisement in an…
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