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· 8/3/1994

Commonwealth v. Kwiatkowski

Citations

  • 637 N.E.2d 854
  • 418 Mass. 543
  • 29 A.L.R. 5th 784
  • 1994 Mass. LEXIS 469

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding G. L. c. 265, § 43 [ d ], unconstitutionally vague under due process principles
  • holding G. L. c. 265, § 43 [d], unconstitutionally vague under due process principles
  • stalking statute unconstitutionally vague because \repeatedly harassing\ required a \course of conduct\ and this could be interpreted as requiring more than one course of conduct; prospectively interpreted statute to remove \repeatedly\ from the harassment-based offense
  • “A pattern or series in the context of [stalking by harassment] would involve more than two incidents”
  • pattern of conduct or series of acts, for purposes of harassment violation of stalking statute, must involve more than two incidents
  • stalking by harassment requires more than two incidents of harassment

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Judges: Liacos, Wilkins, Abrams, Nolan, Lynch, O'Connor, Greaney

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