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Gregory Scott Person v. Pennsylvania

IFP petition · Superior Court of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg Office, No. 1249 MDA 2023, 1250 MDA 2023 · judgment October 1, 2024


Certiorari denied · April 20, 2026

Questions presented

Statement of Questions Involved

  1. Is the phrase "any act which corrupts or tends to corrupt" the morals of any minor in 18 Pa. C.S.A. § 6301 (a)( 1 )(i) vague and indefinite in violation of the First and Fourteenth Amendments of the United States Constitution ? J

  2. Are defendants Facebook messages constitutionally protected free speech under the First Amendment of the United States Constitution ?

  3. Is there a limitation on the scope of criminal liability of 18 Pa. C.S.A. § 2904(a) as indicated by the legislative comments by the Joint State Government Commission, and a fair reading of Model Penal Code section 212.4(1) and the commentary related to that section ?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Gregory Scott Person

For respondent

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Apr 20 2026
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Apr 02 2026
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/17/2026.
  3. May 30 2025
    Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 23, 2026)