Supreme Court of Vermont· 2/10/1989

State v. Cantrell

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558 A.2d 639
151 Vt. 130
1989 Vt. LEXIS 13

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recognizing, in criminal case, exception to standing rules where statute involving First Amendment freedoms is challenged on vagueness grounds
affirming that criminal statutes must “define a criminal offense with 5 sufficient certainty so as to inform a person of ordinary intelligence of conduct which is proscribed, and such that arbitrary and discriminatory enforcement is not encouraged.”
party whose conduct is clearly proscribed cannot complain about how statute will be applied to others
to be entitled to instruction on particular defense, defendant must establish prima facie case on each of its elements
“Where possible, a statute must be construed to avoid constitutional infirmities.”
“Where possible, a statute must be construed to avoid constitutional infirmities.”

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Judges: Allen, Peck, Barney, Martin, Supr, Costello

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