Legal Opinion
People v. Mirmirani
California Supreme Court
Decided December 7, 1981No. Crim. 21945PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
BIRD, C. J.
Are Penal Code sections 422 and 422.5,1 which make it a felony to threaten to commit certain crimes “in order to achieve social or political goals,” unconstitutionally vague?
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On May 1, 1979, Shahram Mirmirani walked into the Van Nuys police station in Los Angeles and spoke with Police Officer Charles Meter. In testimony at the preliminary examination, Meter described their conversation as follows.2 Mirmirani asked Meter for the names of the two police officers who had arrested him five days earlier for possession of a small marijuana plant in his apartment.3 Meter told *379Mirmir…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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- Connally v. General Construction Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1926
- Thornhill v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Cohen v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
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3Cited by55 opinions
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- Burg v. Municipal CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1983
- People v. ToledoCalifornia Supreme Court · 2001
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