Legal Opinion
United States v. Theodore v. Anzalone
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided July 1, 1985No. 84-1628PublishedCited by 118 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*678TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.
In contrast to what is permitted under other legal systems,1 the Constitution of the United States mandates that, before any person is held responsible for violation of the criminal laws of this country, the conduct for which he is held accountable be prohibited with sufficient specificity to forewarn of the proscription of said conduct. U.S. Const, amend. V (“No person shall ... be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law”); Kolender v. Lawson, 461 U.S. 352, 357, 103 S.Ct. 1855, 1858, 75 L.Ed.2d 903 (1983) (“[A] penal statute [must] define…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Grayned v. City of RockfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Grayned v. City of RockfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Kolender v. LawsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Tennessee Valley Authority v. HillSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Papachristou v. City of JacksonvilleSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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3Cited by118 opinions
- United States v. Murad NersesianCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1987
- United States v. TarantinoCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1988
- United States v. William J. CintoloCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1987
- United States v. Bank of New England, N.A.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1987
- United States v. St. Michael's Credit Union and Janice SacharczykCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1989
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