Legal Opinion
State v. E.L.
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided February 28, 1992No. Nos. 90-794, 90-1542PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
G0SH0RN, Chief Judge.
The issue presented on appeal is whether the City of Sanford’s Ordinance No. 2032, which prohibits loitering for the purpose of engaging in drug related activity, is constitutional.1
*983R.W. and E.L., both minors, were arrested and charged pursuant to the ordinance. They moved to dismiss the charges on the ground that the ordinance is facially unconstitutional. The trial court found that Sanford’s ordinance violated the Fourth, Fifth, and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution. Additionally, the trial court relied on Kolender v. Lawson, 461 U.S. 352, 103…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Grayned v. City of RockfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Grayned v. City of RockfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Hoffman Estates v. Flipside, Hoffman Estates, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Connally v. General Construction Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1926
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3Cited by4 opinions
- State v. RochelleDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1992
- E.L. v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1993
- E.L. v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1993
- EL v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1993