Legal Opinion
People v. Purifoy
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided June 22, 1971No. Docket 9498PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLesinski, C. J.
Defendant, Mack Purifoy, was arrested after he was seen throwing a rock at police officers on the scene of a public disorder and was convicted by a judge, sitting without a jury, of making or exciting a disturbance or contention. MCLA § 750.170 (Stat Ann 1962 Rev § 28.367). He appeals as of right claiming the statute under which he was convicted is unconstitutionally vague and overbroad.
The distinction between a challenge of vagueness and a challenge of overbreadth is well stated in Landry v. Daley (ND Ill, 1968), 280 F Supp 938, 951:
“The concept of vagueness or indefiniteness rests on the…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- United States v. RainesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
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