PAPACHRISTOU v. CITY OF JACKSONVILLE, 405 U.S. 156 (1972)

Issues: Constitutional Law, Due Process Clause, Fifth Amendment, Fourteenth Amendment, Void for Vagueness Doctrine

405 U.S. 156 92 S.Ct. 839 31 L.Ed.2d 110 Margaret PAPACHRISTOU et al., Petitioners,v.CITY OF JACKSONVILLE. No. 70?5030. Argued Dec. 8, 1971. Decided Feb. 24, 1972. Syllabus The Jacksonville vagrancy ordinance, under which petitioners were convicted, is void for vagueness, in that it ‘fails to give a person of ordinary intelligence fair notice that his […]

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