Legal Opinion

Larry Wurtz, and v. Henry Risley, and the Attorney General of the State of Montana, Michael T. Greeley, Additional And

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided November 8, 1983No. 82-3352PublishedCited by 67 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CANBY, Circuit Judge:

Wurtz was convicted in Montana state court of the offense of “intimidation.” He sought habeas corpus relief in federal district court, alleging that the Montana intimidation statute is unconstitutionally overbroad. The district court denied his petition. We reverse.

FACTS

A woman was walking home from work in Kalispell, Montana. As she crossed an alley entrance, a car stopped in the alley behind her. Through an open window, the driver, defendant-appellant Larry Wurtz, belligerently demanded to know whether the woman would have sexual intercourse with him. The woman…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  2. Broadrick v. OklahomaSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  3. New York v. FerberSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  4. Speiser v. RandallSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
  5. Coates v. City of CincinnatiSupreme Court of the United States · 1971

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3Cited by67 opinions

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  5. United States v. Keith Dwayne GilbertCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1987

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