· 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
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- 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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