Whether the Seaman's Manslaughter Statute, 18 U.S.C. Sec. 1115, which uses the terms "misconduct, negligence and inattention to his duties" does not provide a reliable way of determining what conduct violates the statute and what conduct is innocent: it invites the subjective opinion, of any person or persons reading or applying the statute, and is therefore, unconstitutionally vague in violation of the due process clause of the Fifth Amendment.

Whether the Seaman's Manslaughter Statute, 18 U.S.C. Sec. 1115, is unconstitutionally vague