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State v. Lyons

Citations

  • 802 S.W.2d 590
  • 1990 Tenn. LEXIS 237

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  • defendant convicted of criminal trespass for entering onto the grounds of a public school
  • defendant convicted of criminal trespass for entering onto the grounds of a public school
  • “The vagueness doctrine does not invalidate every statute which a reviewing court believes could have been drafted with greater precision, especially in light of the inherent vagueness of many English words.”
  • “The vagueness doctrine does not invalidate every statute which a reviewing court believes could have been drafted with greater precision, especially in light of the inherent vagueness of many English words.”
  • reviewing prior judicial interpretations of similar statutory language
  • reviewing prior judicial interpretations of similar statutory language

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Judges: Drowota, Fones, Cooper, O'Brien, Tatum

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