Legal Opinion
State v. Eighth Judicial District Court Ex Rel. County of Clark
Nevada Supreme Court
Decided August 31, 1983No. 14668PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
2Per curiam
Theresa Fagan, real party in interest, was originally charged with two violations of Clark County, Nev., Code § 12.08.020 (1976) which provides that:
It is unlawful for any person to accost, solicit, or invite another in any public place or in or from any building or vehicle by word, gesture or any other means to commit, offer, agree or afford an opportunity to commit an act of prostitution.
The justice’s court, however, upon Fagan’s motion, dismissed the charges against her. In so doing, the court concluded that it would violate Fagan’s due process right to privacy under Griswold v.…
3Cases cited5 opinions
- Griswold v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Paris Adult Theatre I v. SlatonSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Commonwealth v. DodgeSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
- State v. HendersonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1978
- Lutz v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1981
4Cited by1 opinion
- Cherry v. KochNew York Supreme Court · 1985