Petrushansky v. State

This case comes here on a ruling overruling a demurrer to an indictment which had charged the defendant (appellant) with the violation of a health ordinance of the City of Baltimore. At the trial, he was found guilty, and from the judgment, appealed. Four exceptions were taken to rulings on the evidence, but they were abandoned and the question on demurrer only submitted for decision. The grounds of demurrer as set out in the defendant’s brief are:

“I. The ordinance is too vague and indefinite to be a valid criminal enactment.

“II. The ordinance is unreasonable and oppressive and beyond the…