Legal Opinion
Harris v. State
Alaska Supreme Court
Decided August 8, 1969No. 958PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CONNOR, Justice.
Appellant was convicted of the “crime against nature”1 by a verdict of the jury which tried his case.
He brings this appeal on the ground that the statute under which he was tried and convicted is cast in such vague terms that it is unconstitutional and void under the federal and state due process clauses.2 He appeals from an instruction to the jury. He also appeals a ruling by the trial court which limited a certain line of cross-examination of a witness and limited the introduction of evidence by appellant’s counsel in an attempt to impeach the witness by a showing of…
2Cases cited38 opinions
- Griswold v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Connally v. General Construction Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1926
- Lanzetta v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 1939
- Giaccio v. PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- United States v. CardiffSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
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3Cited by51 opinions
- State v. O'Neill Investigations, Inc.Alaska Supreme Court · 1980
- State v. EricksonAlaska Supreme Court · 1978
- Commonwealth v. BalthazarMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1974
- Speidel v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1969
- State v. SchriverSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1988
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