Legal Opinion
Walker v. Dillard
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided July 10, 1975No. 73-1108PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAYNSWORTH, Chief Judge.
This case arises out of a telephone argument between the appellant, Mary Walker, and one of her neighbors over the behavior of Mrs. Walker’s children. After the conversation Mrs. Walker was convicted in the Municipal Court for the City of Roanoke, Va., of violating Virginia Code § 18.1-238.1 Mrs. Walker subsequently sought habeas relief in the district court2 claiming that the statute is void for vagueness and overbreadth and that her right to a jury trial was violated by the inability of the Municipal Court to afford a trial by jury.3 The district court dismissed the…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- Roth v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Miller v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Parker v. LevySupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Cohen v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
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3Cited by35 opinions
- Commonwealth v. a JuvenileMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975
- M.S. News Co. v. CasadoCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1983
- Jerry Lee Staley v. Kurt JonesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2001
- Perkins v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1991
- State v. ThompsonSupreme Court of Kansas · 1985
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