CITY OF SEATTLE v. EZE

No. 53501-9.

111 Wn.2d 22 (1988)

759 P.2d 366

THE CITY OF SEATTLE, Respondent, v. JOHN O.J. EZE, Petitioner.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

July 14, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Adelman of Seattle-King County Public Defender Association, for petitioner.

Douglas N. Jewett, City Attorney, and Betty Ngan, Assistant, for respondent.


DURHAM, J.

The defendant in this case challenges the constitutionality of Seattle's ordinance prohibiting disorderly conduct on a bus, which includes "loud or raucous behavior" that "unreasonably disturbs others". Seattle Municipal Code (SMC) 12A.12.040(F). We reject these challenges and affirm the defendant's conviction.

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FACTS

John Eze boarded a public bus in Seattle on December 5, 1984, and became involved in an altercation with the...

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