Village of Northwood v. Volschow

In September of 1978, an affidavit, alleging that defendant-appellee, Lyle G. Volschow, had violated Section 648.04(b)(1) of the Northwood Village Ordinances (hereinafter referred to as Section 648.04 [b][1]), was filed in the Mayor’s Court of Northwood, Ohio. The case was subsequently transferred to the Perrysburg Municipal Court where the case proceeded to trial. After the trial court heard all of the evidence, defendant made a motion for a judgment of acquittal on the grounds that Section 648.04(b)(1), as to the verbal conduct used by the defendant, was unconstitutionally vague. The trial…