State v. Yates
State v. Yates
Opinion of the Court
The appellants are husband and wife and live together with their two young children, about two block distant from the junction of Upton avenue and Memorial Drive boulevard, in the city of Minneapolis. They were arrested by two park police officers between 9 and 10 o’clock in the evening, when occupying their automobile while it was parked at the junction of the avenue and drive above referred to. The charge laid against them was for the violation of a certain ordinance of the city, which in part is as follows: “Any person or persons who shall make, aid, countenance, or assist in making any noise, riot, disturbance, or improper diversion, * * * to the annoyance or disturbance of the citizens or travelers,” shall be liable to a fine, etc.
A further discussion of the testimony is unnecessary, as we deem it sufficient to say that the testimony given by the police officers fails to raise an inference that the defendants were guilty of any offense charged in the complaint. Even though the proofs had raised an issue, it would have been so completely overcome by the testimony of the appellants that the conviction could not have stood. As a further indication of the injustice of this proceeding, the court below, after announcing the defendants guilty, imposed a fine of five dollars each, and subsequently suspended the payment of the fine, which in no way removed the sting of such a charge and conviction.
Reversed.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- STATE v. ROBERT L. YATES AND ANOTHER
- Status
- Published