Legal Opinion
Moore v. City of Montgomery
Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama
Decided March 20, 1998No. CR-96-2378PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The appellant, Eddie Lee Moore, pled guilty to a charge of operating his car radio at a level that was plainly audible at a distance of five feet, a violation of § 27-6(a), Montgomery Municipal Code. He was fined $100 and was ordered to pay court costs.
The appellant moved to dismiss the charges against him, arguing that the Montgomery noise ordinance is unconstitutionally vague and overbroad. The trial court denied the motion. The appellant reserved the right to appeal this issue, and this appeal followed.
The Montgomery noise ordinance provides:
"Scope: It shall be unlawful for any person to…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Grayned v. City of RockfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Gary Reeves v. Jim McConn in His Official Capacity as Mayor of the City of HoustonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Ross Neely Exp., Inc. v. ALA. DEPT. OF ENVIRON. MANAGEMENTSupreme Court of Alabama · 1983
- Culbreath v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1995
- Clay v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1996
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3Cited by9 opinions
- State v. FeregrinoSupreme Court of Iowa · 2008
- State v. CatalanoSupreme Court of Florida · 2012
- Commonwealth v. ScottSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2005
- Montgomery v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2011
- State v. BrownfieldOhio Court of Appeals · 2013
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