Legal Opinion
State v. Young
Supreme Court of Missouri
Decided September 10, 1985No. 66581PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HIGGINS, Chief Justice.
Garry W. Young was convicted upon jury-waived trial of “being present at a cockfight” in violation of section 578.050, RSMo 1978. He challenges the constitutional validity of section 578.050, RSMo 1978, which proscribes inter alia, maintaining property for use in cockfighting and being present at such a place. The Court determines that the statute is void for vagueness, and the judgment of conviction is reversed.
On February 26, 1983, Sheriff Glen Parsons, a deputy sheriff and several members of the Missouri State Highway Patrol entered the “Hills Building,” the…
2Cases cited30 opinions
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- United States v. REESESupreme Court of the United States · 1876
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3Cited by45 opinions
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- State Ex Rel. Webster v. Lehndorff Geneva, Inc.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1988
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