Legal Opinion
State v. Kaiser
Court of Appeals of Arizona
Decided April 1, 2003No. 1 CA-CR 02-0448PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
EHRLICH, Presiding Judge.
¶ 1 Gerald Kaiser appeals his conviction for refusing to obey a peace officer, 1 a class 1 misdemeanor violation of Scottsdale City Code section (“Code § ”) 19-13. He contends that the regulation is unconstitutional because it is both vague and over-broad, thereby denying him due process in violation of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. 2 For reasons that follow, we hold that the ordinance is constitutional.
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
¶ 2 Two Scottsdale peace officers stopped a car after an officer suspected that the driver,…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Grayned v. City of RockfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Broadrick v. OklahomaSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Grayned v. City of RockfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Kolender v. LawsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- United States v. HensleySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
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3Cited by22 opinions
- State v. MangumCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 2007
- State v. BrownCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 2004
- State v. McDermottCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 2004
- State v. ChildressCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 2009
- State v. RussoCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 2008
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