Legal Opinion
People v. Ford
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided May 15, 1989No. 87SA61, 87SA480 and 88SA3PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROYIRA, Justice.
These appeals concern the constitutionality of the Colorado obscenity statute, §§ 18-7-101 to -105, 8B C.R.S. (1986). We have elected to consolidate three separate cases, for the purposes of this opinion, because each challenges the validity of the obscenity statute based upon the first amendment to the United States Constitution, article II, section 10 of the Colorado Constitution, and the due process clause of each constitution. We hold that the obscenity statute is not vague or overbroad, does not violate due process requirements, and it therefore passes constitutional…
2Cases cited43 opinions
- Miller v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Hamling v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- New York v. FerberSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Douglas v. City of JeannetteSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Nash v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
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3Cited by35 opinions
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- American Bush v. City of South Salt LakeUtah Supreme Court · 2006
- Pierce v. St. Vrain Valley School District RE-1JSupreme Court of Colorado · 1999
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