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COM. v. CRAVEN

817 A.2d 451 (2003)

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellant, v. Erik Dwayne CRAVEN, Appellee. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Appellant, v. Otis George Townsend a/k/a Gregory Townsend, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided March 4, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Amy E. Constantine, Michael W. Streily, for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Stephen L. Pope, for Stephen L. Pope.

Kenneth J. Haber, for Erik Dwayne Craven.

Ralph Karsh, for Otis George Townsend.

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

OPINION

Justice NIGRO.

The issue before the Court in this consolidated appeal is whether the trial court properly determined that 18 Pa.C.S. § 5511(h.1)(6), which criminalizes an individual's attendance at an animal fight "as a spectator," is unconstitutionally vague and overbroad. As we conclude that the statute is constitutionally sound, we reverse.

On June 26, 1999, two Pittsburgh police officers, Officer Nicholas Uva and Officer Eric...

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