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In re Banks
Supreme Court of North Carolina
244 S.E.2d 386 (1978)
- Written by Sara Rhee, JD
Facts
North Carolina established a Peeping Tom statute, G.S. 14-202, that proscribed peeping into a female’s room with the intent to invade privacy. Respondent Banks (defendant) challenged this law on the grounds that it was unconstitutionally vague, since different people would have to speculate as to its meaning and arrive at different interpretations. Banks also argued the law was unconstitutionally overbroad because it criminalized actions beyond the scope of what the legislature meant to criminalize.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Moore, J.)
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