Legal Opinion

People v. Ewing

California Court of Appeal

Decided December 2, 1999No. D031878PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

HALLER, J.

Robert Samuel Ewing, appearing in propria persona, was convicted of stalking (Pen. Code, 1 § 646.9, subd. (a)) after a court trial. He was acquitted of trespassing (§ 602, subd. (n)). The trial court sentenced Ewing to two years in prison and issued a restraining order, pursuant to then section 646.9, subdivision (j), which prohibited Ewing from contacting the stalking victim for ten years.

Ewing appeals, contending the stalking statute is unconstitutionally vague, and there was insufficient evidence to support the conviction. We reject the first contention but agree the…

2Cases cited18 opinions

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  3. Connally v. General Construction Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1926
  4. Kolender v. LawsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  5. United States v. PetrilloSupreme Court of the United States · 1947

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3Cited by18 opinions

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