Supreme Court of Florida· 9/20/2001

State v. Brake

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796 So. 2d 522
2001 WL 1095088

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“[W]here a statute does not specifically define words of common usage, such words are construed in their plain and ordinary sense.”
“[W]here a statute does not specifically define words of common usage, such words are construed in their plain and ordinary sense.”
“[W]here a statute does not specifically define words of common usage, such words are construed in their plain and ordinary sense.”
“[T]he legislature’s failure to define a statutory term does not in and of itself render a penal provision unconstitutionally vague.”
“In order for a criminal statute to withstand a void-for-vagueness challenge, the language of the statute must provide adequate notice of the conduct it prohibits when measured by common understanding and practice.”

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