Constitutional Law - First Amendment - Overbreadth Doctrine - Hate Crimes - Penalty Enhancement

The United States Supreme Court held that a Wisconsin statute, which, in increasing a defendant\u27s sentence because the defendant chose his victim solely on the basis of the victim\u27s race, ethnicity, religion or sexual orientation, takes into consideration a defendant\u27s speech and beliefs that evidence prejudice based on race, ethnicity, religion and sexual orientation, was not overbroad and did not violate the defendant\u27s First Amendment rights of free speech. Wisconsin v. Mitchell, 113 S. Ct. 2194 (1993)