Legal Opinion · Dissent

S.H.B. v. State

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided November 30, 1977No. 50612Published

1DissentHatchett, Judge

The statute under challenge in this case, even as narrowly construed by the majority, still suffers from the constitutional infirmity of overbreadth since it is susceptible of application to protected speech. Unless this statute is further narrowed in a manner consistent with the opinion of this Court in State v. Saunders, 339 So.2d 641 (Fla.1976), and with the decisions of the federal courts on this subject,1 this statute will remain invalid on its face. Although an allegedly vague statute may be reviewed on a case by case basis,2 as to whether it gives adequate *1181notice to any citizen whom…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Goss v. LopezSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  2. Chaplinsky v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
  3. Dombrowski v. PfisterSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  4. Coates v. City of CincinnatiSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  5. Gooding v. WilsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1972

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