City of Columbia v. Brown

Shaw, Judge:

Riley Brown was convicted in municipal court of violating a City of Columbia ordinance against loitering. On appeal, the circuit court affirmed his conviction. Mr. Brown appeals. We affirm.

On April 24, 1991, at about 9:15 p.m., Columbia City Police officers John Watts and Darren Hicks and a third unidentified officer were standing and talking between two patrol cars, parked on Main Street in Columbia. Officer Watts was patrolling the downtown area and the other two officers were off duty. Officer Hicks saw Mr. Brown walking down the street and said something to Officer Watts about…