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People v. Superior Court

California Supreme Court

Decided August 22, 1988No. S.F. 25040PublishedCited by 63 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

ARGUELLES, J.

Penal Code section 647, subdivision (d) (hereafter section 647(d)) provides that any person “[w]ho loiters in or about any toilet open to the public for the purpose of engaging in or soliciting any lewd or lascivious or any unlawful act” is guilty of a misdemeanor. (All further statutory references are to the Penal Code unless otherwise stated.) In this proceeding, petitioners Ralph Caswell, Kenneth Grassi, and 14 other persons charged with violating this provision (hereafter defendants) seek dismissal of the charges on the ground that section 647(d) is unconstitutionally…

2Cases cited63 opinions

  1. Grayned v. City of RockfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Grayned v. City of RockfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  3. Hoffman Estates v. Flipside, Hoffman Estates, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
  4. Connally v. General Construction Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1926
  5. Kolender v. LawsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1983

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3Cited by63 opinions

  1. City of Chicago v. MoralesSupreme Court of the United States · 1999
  2. In Re HarrisCalifornia Supreme Court · 1993
  3. Tobe v. City of Santa AnaCalifornia Supreme Court · 1995
  4. People v. M.S.California Supreme Court · 1995
  5. Nunez v. City Of San DiegoCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1997

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