| United States. Congress. House. Committee on the District of Columbia - 1975 - 1002 pages
...prevented, laws must provide explicit standards for those who apply them. A vague law impcrmissibly delegates basic policy matters to policemen, judges,...dangers of arbitrary and discriminatory application. . . . Uncertain meanings inevitably lead citizens to " 'steer far wider of the unlawful zone' . . .... | |
| United States. Congress. House. Committee on Standards of Official Conduct - 1976 - 308 pages
...of due process that an enactment is void for vagueness if its prohibitions are not clearly defined. Vague laws offend several important values. First,...to policemen, judges and juries for resolution on ;m ad hoc and subjective basis, with the attendant dangers of arbitrary and discriminatory application.... | |
| Ila Jeanne Sensenich - 1979 - 526 pages
...prescribed the basis for parole release granted the board uncontrolled power and caused decision making on an ad hoc and subjective basis with the attendant...dangers of arbitrary and discriminatory application. The court noted that this assertion, if correct, violated the due process clause. Further: "It is a... | |
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