Legal Opinion
Johnny C. Wilson v. Millard Gooding, Warden, Richmond County Public Works Camp, Richmond County, Georgia
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 19, 1970No. 28274PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
INGRAHAM, Circuit Judge:
Petitioner-Appellee Wilson was indicted and convicted in Superior Court of Fulton County, Georgia, on two counts of assault and battery, and two counts of using opprobrious and abusive language, 1 the latter in violation of Georgia Code § 26-6303. 2 Appellee filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus in the federal district court, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Among other claims, he alleged that § 26-6303 was unconstitutional on its face under the First and Fourteenth Amendments because of its vagueness and overbreadth. The district court, in an order dated March 4,…
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3Cited by21 opinions
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