Supreme Court of Kansas· 7/9/1999

State v. Wilson

Citations

987 P.2d 1060
267 Kan. 550
1999 Kan. LEXIS 385

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ruling the statute does not create criminal liability in persons for failing to attempt to stop or report known abuse, if such persons have no authority or control over the child or abuser
explaining “ ⅛ vague statute leaves persons of common intelligence to guess at its meaning, an overbroad statute makes conduct punishable which under some circumstances is constitutionally protected’ ”
discussing cases recognizing a legal duty of parent to protect a child
to permit commonly means to give consent, to authorize, to make possible, or to give an opportunity
“[T]he overbreadth doctrine is applicable primarily in the First Amendment area.”

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Judges: Larson

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