Legal Opinion
People v. Superior Court (Elder)
California Court of Appeal
Decided June 3, 1988No. F009407PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
WOOLPERT, Acting P. J.
We are asked to review an order of the superi- or court granting mandamus relief which protected the real parties in inter est from prosecution under Penal Code 1 section 597b 2 as “spectators” at a cockfight. Despite an apparently long history of unchallenged enforcement of the subject statute, the superior court agreed with the contention of the real parties in interest that the word “spectator” was impermissibly vague; it could be construed to criminalize innocent presence at a cockfight as well as purposeful attendance. We agree that facially the relevant…
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