Legal Opinion
Helton v. State
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided December 1, 1993No. 55A01-9305-CR-178PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAKER, Judge.
Today we decide whether Indiana’s Criminal Gang Activity Statute is constitutional under the United States and Indiana Constitutions.
Appellant-defendant James W. Helton, II, appeals his conviction for Participating in Criminal Gang Activity, a Class D felony. 1
ISSUES
Helton raises several issues for our review:
1. Whether Indiana’s Criminal Gang Activity Statute (Gang Statute) is unconstitutional because:
A. It is void for vagueness under the First and Fourteenth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution and article 1, § 9 and § 31 of the Indiana Constitution.
B. It is unconstitutionally…
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