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Cincinnati V. Hoffman: A Critical Analysis Of The Constitutionality Of A Municipal Disorderly Conduct Ordinance, Diane Williams Shelby
Cincinnati V. Hoffman: A Critical Analysis Of The Constitutionality Of A Municipal Disorderly Conduct Ordinance, Diane Williams Shelby
Cleveland State Law Review
Case comment on Cincinnati v. Hoffman.
Disorderly Conduct Statutes And Ohio, Charles M. Young
Disorderly Conduct Statutes And Ohio, Charles M. Young
Cleveland State Law Review
In Ohio, as throughout the country, the peace and good order of communities are often protected by vague disorderly conduct statutes which fail to sufficiently define prohibited conduct. The failure of such statutes to provide specific standards for enforcement, and the determination of the courts to uphold these laws, may lead to an arbitrary standard of justice. Whens the courts are presented with a vagueness question concerning an archaic city or state statute, they should be eager to void, rather than careful to limit and interpret the language of the law. It is the duty of the legislatures to provide …