Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. MacK

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided July 6, 1976No. 376PublishedCited by 51 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

ROBERTS, Justice.

This case presents the narrow issue whether 18 Pa.C. S. A. § 4304 (1973), “Endangering the welfare of children,” is unconstitutionally vague. On September 19, 1974, appellee Mack was indicted for violating the section. She filed a pretrial application for dismissal of the indictment on December 30, 1974, alleging that the statute was unconstitutionally vague. After a hearing, the trial court granted the application on March 21, 1975. The Commonwealth appealed directly 1 to this Court. We reverse.

The statute provides:

“A parent, guardian, or other person…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Papachristou v. City of JacksonvilleSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Smith v. GoguenSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  3. United States v. MazurieSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  4. United States v. PowellSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  5. Commonwealth v. HeinbaughSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976

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3Cited by51 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. TaylorSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
  2. Commonwealth v. BarnhartSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
  3. Commonwealth, Aplt. v. Lynn, W.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2015
  4. Commonwealth v. CardwellSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
  5. State v. CrowdellNebraska Supreme Court · 1990

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