Legal Opinion
State v. Tocco
Arizona Supreme Court
Decided February 23, 1988No. CR-87-0032-PRPublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN M. ROLL, Judge,
Court of Appeals.
Joseph Frank Tocco was named as defendant in a 13-count amended information. The amended information included one count of leading organized crime in violation of A.R.S. § 13-2308 and various other counts. 1
The trial court concluded that prior to its 1985 amendment, A.R.S. § 13-2308 was unconstitutionally vague and granted Tocco’s motion to dismiss. The trial court’s ruling was based upon Kolender v. Lawson, 461 U.S. 352, 103 S.Ct. 1855, 75 L.Ed.2d 903 (1983). The state appealed the trial court’s ruling and the Court of Appeals concluded that A.R.S. §…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Grayned v. City of RockfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Broadrick v. OklahomaSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Grayned v. City of RockfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Kolender v. LawsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Parker v. LevySupreme Court of the United States · 1974
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3Cited by40 opinions
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