Legal Opinion
King v. City of Clarksdale
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided May 9, 1966No. 44042PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Appellant was convicted in the Municipal Court of the City of Clarksdale on a charge of parading without a permit. The conviction was affirmed by the county court and by the circuit court from whence it comes here.
The proof showed no disorderly conduct nor any distracting activity, and we are compelled to reverse the case and dismiss the appellant.
The sole question argued by appellant is the unconstitutionality of the city ordinance under which he was convicted. The first section thereof reads as follows:
"That it shall be unlawful for any person, or persons, to conduct or participate in any…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Yick Wo v. HopkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Cantwell v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Haguer v. Committee for Industrial OrganizationSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
- Schneider v. State (Town of Irvington)Supreme Court of the United States · 1939
- Cox v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Katie Ruth Anderson v. J. J. Nosser, James Bradley v. J. J. NosserCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
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- University Committee to End the War in Viet Nam v. GunnDistrict Court, W.D. Texas · 1968
- Lawrence Guyot v. M. B. PierceCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
- Don Hamer v. George Musselwhite, Individually and as Chief of Police of the City of Lexington, Miss.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
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