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PALMER v. CITY OF EUCLID

No. 143.

402 U.S. 544 (1971)

91 S.Ct. 1563

29 L.Ed.2d 98

PALMER v. CITY OF EUCLID, OHIO.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 24, 1971

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Niki Z. Schwartz argued the cause for appellant. With him on the brief was Joshua J. Kancelbaum.

David J. Lombardo argued the cause for appellee. With him on the brief was William T. Monroe.

PER CURIAM.

Appellant Palmer was convicted by a jury of violating the City of Euclid's "suspicious person ordinance," that is, of being

"[a]ny person who wanders about the streets or other public ways or who is found abroad at late or unusual hours in the night without any visible or lawful business and who does not give satisfactory account of himself."

He was fined $50 and sentenced to 30 days in jail. The County Court of Appeals affirmed the judgment...

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