Legal Opinion
People Ex Rel. City of Arvada v. Nissen
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided September 7, 1982No. 81SC399PublishedCited by 71 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
QUINN, Justice.
We granted certiorari to review a decision of the District Court of Jefferson County which affirmed a judgment of dismissal entered by the Arvada Municipal Court in a prosecution commenced by the petitioner, City of Arvada (Arvada), against the respondent, David Edward Nissen, for violating a municipal ordinance proscribing the offense of battery. The municipal court dismissed the case on the ground that the ordinance was impermissibly vague in violation of due process of law under the United States and Colorado Constitutions, U.S. Const. Amend. XIV; Colo. Const. Art. II, Sec.…
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