Colorado Stalking Statute -- Vonnie's Law

Colorado Criminal Code § 18-3-602.

The Colorado legislature passed the following statute in an attempt to criminalize disconcerting conduct that does not rise to the level of an attempt. In 2023, the United States Supreme Court found this statute to be unconstitutional in the case of Counterman v. Colorado. Consider why this statute might be constitutionally infirm as you read the following description of the prohibited conduct.

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