No. 25-6864

Gregory Scott Person v. Pennsylvania

Lower Court: Pennsylvania
Docketed: 2026-02-20
Status: Pending
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: corruption-of-minors criminal-statute first-amendment fourteenth-amendment free-speech vagueness-doctrine
Latest Conference: 2026-04-17
Question Presented (from Petition)

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 ?

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 ?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether 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) is unconstitutionally vague under the First and Fourteenth Amendments, and whether defendant's Facebook messages constitute protected free speech under the First Amendment

Docket Entries

2026-04-02
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/17/2026.
2025-05-30
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 23, 2026)

Attorneys

Gregory Scott Person
Gregory Scott Person — Petitioner