People v. Stuart

*414OPINION OF THE COURT

Rosenblatt, J.

In 1999, the Legislature criminalized “stalking.” The crime contemplates an intentional course of conduct with no legitimate purpose in which the offender targets a particular person. The conduct must be likely to place, the victim in reasonable fear of material harm, or cause the victim mental or emotional harm (see Penal Law § 120.45).1 In seeking reversal of his conviction, defendant contends that the anti-stalking statute is unconstitutionally vague both on its face and as applied to him. We disagree and therefore affirm the order of the Appellate Term…