Legal Opinion
People Ex Rel. VanMeveren v. COUNTY COURT, ETC.
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided June 28, 1976No. 27095PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Kelley
The district attorney instituted this original proceeding pursuant to C.A.R. 21 to challenge the dismissal by the respondent court of a complaint charging harassment against the defendant. Section 18-9-111(1 )(h), C.R.S. 1973. The respondent court ruled that the statute was unconstitutionally overbroad and vague on its face, in violation of the freedom of speech provisions in the federal 1 and Colorado 2 constitutions, and the charge was dismissed. We issued a rule to show cause why the dismissal should not be set aside and the criminal charge against the defendant reinstated. The matter is…
2Cases cited12 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
- Connally v. General Construction Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1926
- Chaplinsky v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
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3Cited by20 opinions
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