185 W. Va. 512 - State v. DeBerry’s Empirical Analysis
1991
Citation profile
18
cited by 18 later decisions
2
states following
May 2007
most recently cited
18 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Grayned v. City of Rockford · Grayned v. City of Rockford · People v. Hoehl · 158 W. Va. 111 - State v. Flinn · State v. Lucero
Most-quoted passages
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“[t]here is no satisfactory formula to decide if a statute is so vague as to violate the due process clauses of the State and Federal Constitutions. The basic requirements are that such a statute must be couched in such language so as to notify a potential offender of a criminal provision as to what he should avoid doing in order to ascertain if he has violated the offense provided and it may be couched in general language.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the concurrence“The term “neglect,” as defined by W.Va. Code, 61-8D-1(6) (1988), is not unconstitutionally vague in violation of due process principles contained in U.S. Const, amend. XIV, § 1, and W.Va. Const. art. Ill, § 10. Therefore, W.Va.Code, 61-8D-4(b) (1988), is not unconstitutionally vague in violation of due process principles contained in U.S. Const, amend. XIV, § 1, and W.Va. Const. art. Ill, § 10, because such statute’s use of the term “neglect” gives a person of ordinary intelligence fair notice that his or her contemplated conduct is prohibited, and it also provides adequate standards for adjudication.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
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