Legal Opinion

State v. Wiggins

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided December 13, 1967No. 174PublishedCited by 67 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtLake, J.

The pertinent provisions of G.S. 14-273 are:

“If any person shall wilfully interrupt or disturb any public or private school * * * either within or without the place where such * * * school is held * * * he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall, upon conviction, be fined or imprisoned or both in the discretion of the court.”

The defendants argue in their brief that this statute is void because its prohibitions are uncertain, vague or indefinite, under the rule applied by this Court in State v. Furio, 267 N.C. 353, 148 S.E. 2d 275. They argue in their brief that the statute contains no…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. ButtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. Schneider v. State (Town of Irvington)Supreme Court of the United States · 1939
  3. Kovacs v. CooperSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
  4. Schenck v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1919
  5. Cox v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965

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3Cited by67 opinions

  1. State v. SparrowSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1970
  2. In Re BurrusSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1969
  3. Wood v. J. P. Stevens & Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1979
  4. Commonwealth v. BohmerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1978
  5. State v. LeighSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1971

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