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Drug-free
Zones
Struck
Down
Leading Blazer Arrested for DUI
Stopped on
Martin Luther
King Jr.
Boulevard
Judge finds
enforcement violates
Constitutional rights
(AP) — A Multnomah County
judge ruled Monday that Portland's
drug-free zones are unconstitu-
floaaL
The 10-year-old ordinance al
lows officers to issue a 90-day ex
clusion from a particular area of the
city to people they think have com
mitted a drug offense there, even if
the person has not been convicted
of a crime.
Judge Michael H. Marcus, in a
37-page opinion, argued that 'prob
able cause’ was not enough to take
away a person’s right o f move
ment.
“The right to move from one
place to another according to incli
Troy Berry as a member o f the 1981 state basketball champi
nation," Marcus wrote in his opin
onship team at Benson High School.
ion, "are attributes of personal lib
erty protected by the United States
Constitution."
Moreover, he argued that of 1,982
said Berry.
continued
from Front
suspected drug offenders who were
Berry would Iike to see his team
subject to the exclusion law, only
half my life, that’s pretty special,” connect to some of those success
26 appealed the decision. The strik
said Berry.
stories on Friday, Dec. 12, at
ingly low number, he wrote, could
At Benson, in between the laps Benson's Hall of Fame game. The
indicate the success of the ordi
and drills. Berry teaches tradition school will celebrate eight new
nance — or, alternatively, that the
to his rising athletes.
Hall of Fame inductees, and for
men and women found subject to
“My first and foremost goal is the first time, two female athletes.
the 90-day exclusion lacked access
to get kids to understand the his
“Our goal is to get as many
to legal help.
tory and tradition of this school, alumni back. It’s important to re
The lawsuit was filed on behalf
this building. T here's been a lot of connect alumni with the athletic
of 69 plaintiffs, all of whom are low-
talent that’s come through here," program," he said.
income residents. Several are home
less, said Julie Stevens, one of three
attorneys who argued the case
before Marcus.
“The key argument was that the
drug-free zone ordinance does not
require a hearings officer to actu
ally find that a crime has been com
mitted," Stevens said.
The City of Portland has a num H 1
ber of options, including appealing e. <.
rrtr irrt» c i-.’i
i|-wit» ot
M arcus' decision to a higher court.
& . . . th e se a so n .
Marcus indicated that another op
tion is to change the law to base the
exclusions on convictions, rather
than a suspicion of guilt.
Benson Coach Returns Home
Vanport Story
Leaps to Life
Diam ond heart pendant in
14K yellow or white gold
Vanport flood survivors' stories
come to life at the Saturday, Dec. 6
premier of “Vanport: The Survivors’
Tale.”
The film, made by Portland Pub
lic School students and other par
ticipants from Sabin Community
developm ent Corp., sheds light on
the lost city of Vanport in 1949 and
its role in state's African-American
history.
, The documentary will begin at 2
p.m. at the Hollywood Theatre, 4 122
N.E. Sandy Blvd. Area residents
are invited to meet with flood survi
vors, filmmakers , adults mentors
and partners before and after the
event. An open house is also
planned Saturday at Portland Cable
.Access, 2677 N.E. Martin Luther
King. Jr. BI vd., between 4 p.m. and
7 p.m. For more information, call
33-287-3496orvisitsabincdc.org.
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Portland Trail Blazer forward
Zach Randolph was arrested early
Tuesday for driving under the in
fluence o f marijuana on Northeast
Martin Luther King Boulevard and
Prescott Street.
Randolph, a starter and leading
scorer on the team this season, was
pulled over for failing todrive within
one lane.
Police said he was charged a f
ter the officer sm elled m arijuana
sm oke in his C adillac SUV. He
was also cited for driving without
an O regon license and driving
uninsured. D riving under the in
fluence o f intoxicants is a m isde
m eanor punishable by up to one
Vanport
Classic
Returns
Zach Randolph, a
starter and leading
scorer on the
Portland Trail
Blazer team this
season.
year in prison and a fine of be Dec. 30.
tw een $ 1,000 and $5.000.
The 22-year-old is moving into
Randolph was booked into the leading role on the team in his sec
M ultnom ah C ounty D etention ond season in the National Basket
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