Legal Opinion
State v. Catalano
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided May 11, 2011No. Nos. 2D10-973, 2D10-974PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BLACK, Judge.
Defendants, Richard T. Catalano and Alexander Schermerhorn, were issued traffic citations under section 316.3045, Florida Statutes (2007).1 Section 316.3045 restricts the volume at which a car stereo system may be played on a public street, but it exempts vehicles being used for business or political purposes, which in the normal course of conducting such business use soundmaking devices. For the reasons stated below, we deny the State’s petition for certiorari.
I. Factual Background,
Mr. Catalano, a practicing attorney, and Mr. Schermerhorn were cited for playing their car radios…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Ward v. Rock Against RacismSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. v. Federal Communications CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
- Widmar v. VincentSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Kovacs v. CooperSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Carey v. BrownSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
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3Cited by7 opinions
- State v. CatalanoSupreme Court of Florida · 2012
- Montgomery v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2011
- Manatee County v. 1187 Upper James of Florida, LLCDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2012
- State v. AllenDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2013
- State v. ConleyDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2012
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