BY ROBERT BOCZKIEWICZ, For The Oklahoman
DENVER — A ballet dancer who was arrested on a disorderly conduct complaint while exercising in an Oklahoma City park in high heels and with a cane is getting another opportunity to sue the city.
The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday that a judge in Oklahoma City should not have thrown out Allen Galbreath’s challenge to the disorderly conduct ordinance.
The Denver-based court decided 3-0 that the ordinance might be so vague that “a reasonable jury could conclude (Galbreath) lacked fair notice that his conduct in the park could lead to criminal sanctions.”
Galbreath, a former dancer with the Oklahoma Ballet, was arrested in 2010 in Goodholm Park when a woman called police, reporting she was concerned about a “man in high heels with a big stick and a purse.” The charge later was dismissed.
Judges of the six-state court, including Robert Bacharach of Oklahoma City, stated in a 17-page decision that a reasonable person could conclude that “Mr.
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