Commonwealth v. Rubinstein

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Commonwealth v. Rubinstein

419 A.2d 1335, 278 Pa. Super. 20, 1980 Pa. Super. LEXIS 2576

CourtSuperior Court of Pennsylvania

DecidedMay 16, 1980

DocketInterlocutory Appeal No. 2054

StatusPublished

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Commonwealth v. Rubinstein, 419 A.2d 1335, 278 Pa. Super. 20, 1980 Pa. Super. LEXIS 2576 (Pa. Ct. App. 1980).

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PER CURIAM:

This is an interlocutory appeal¹ challenging the constitutionality of 18 Pa.C.S. § 4911 (tampering with public records) on the ground of vagueness. It does not involve any First Amendment freedoms. The Defendant has not been tried.

“It is well established that vagueness challenges to statutes which do not involve First Amendment freedoms must be examined in the light of the facts of the case at hand.” United States v. Mazuire, 419 U.S. 544, 550, 95 S.Ct. 710, 714, 42 L.Ed.2d 706, 713 (1975). Commonwealth v. Manlin, 270 Pa.Super. 290, 411 A.2d 532 (1979).

This appeal, having been improvidently granted, is hereby quashed and the stay of proceedings set aside.

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PER CURIAM:

This is an interlocutory appeal¹ challenging the constitutionality of 18 Pa.C.S. § 4911 (tampering with public records) on the ground of vagueness. It does not involve any First Amendment freedoms. The Defendant has not been tried.

“It is well established that vagueness challenges to statutes which do not involve First Amendment freedoms must be examined in the light of the facts of the case at hand.” United States v. Mazuire, 419 U.S. 544, 550, 95 S.Ct. 710, 714, 42 L.Ed.2d 706, 713 (1975). Commonwealth v. Manlin, 270 Pa.Super. 290, 411 A.2d 532 (1979).

This appeal, having been improvidently granted, is hereby quashed and the stay of proceedings set aside.

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