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CITY OF SEATTLE v. DREW

No. 38704.

70 Wn.2d 405 (1967)

423 P.2d 522

THE CITY OF SEATTLE, Appellant, v. JAMES DREW, Respondent.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

February 2, 1967.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

A.L. Newbould and Denny E. Anderson, for appellant.

Charles E. Ehlert, Michael H. Rosen, and Philip L. Burton, for respondent.

WEAVER, J.

The alpha and omega of this case is the constitutionality of a Seattle ordinance which makes it a crime for any person loitering abroad, or abroad under suspicious circumstances, to fail to give a satisfactory account of himself upon the demand of any police officer.

The ordinance (Seattle Code § 12.11.290) provides that:

It shall be unlawful for any person wandering or loitering abroad, or abroad under other suspicious circumstances...

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