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COM. v. HENDRICKSON

555 Pa. 277 (1999)

724 A.2d 315

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee v. Ernest S. HENDRICKSON, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided January 21, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carl Max Janavitz, Pittsburgh, for Ernest S. Hendrickson.

Claire C. Capristo, Sally K. Kaye, Pittsburgh, for the Com.

Before FLAHERTY, C.J., and ZAPPALA, CAPPY, CASTILLE, NIGRO, NEWMAN and SAYLOR, JJ.

OPINION

NIGRO, Justice.

The issue before the Court is whether Pennsylvania's statute defining the offense of harassment by communication or address, 18 Pa.C.S. § 5504, is unconstitutionally overbroad or vague. For the reasons set forth below, we conclude that the statute is constitutionally sound. We thus affirm the decision of the Superior Court.

The relevant facts are undisputed. Appellant sent...

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