And a misdemeanor is an actual crime. Up to a year in jail is nothing to sneer at.
If they solicit in the legal sense of the word, they would be arrested.
Nor is the ACLU on solid ground. And I'm still not sold on that definition of public.
Besides which, Black's (7th Ed.) defines indecent exposure as <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>An offensive display of one's...
The length of the sentence doesn't change the legal status (or rather, illegal status) of the act. The public/private distinction of a beach isn't...
Besides which, the term reasonable expectation of privacy is a legal term, and is inapplicable by definition when it pertains to the commission of...
Having sex in a public place is a crime.
Except that you're neglecting to mention the fact that access and usage of restrooms isn't a given, but is predicated on the purpose for which the...
A sliding scale isn't a slippery slope. There needs to be an illegal component as well as mere conduct not included in the site's purpose. Nor are...
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Denny Crane @ Jan 16 2008, 05:06 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>So arrest people for making cell...
It's the purpose of the area that makes the difference, not the relative number of potential viewers.
Lewd behavior in public places is one thing. Cell phone usage is something else. On the other hand, I have no problem with people having sex in...
Chief Justice Burger described the events pretty well in his very readable <u>It is So Ordered</u>.
Bingo! I tried to throw people off by saying indicted and tried - leaving out convicted. [img]:D:D
Yes, right after the third shake. [img]
Not him either. [img] Got to go pretty far back to find him.
No, there was someone higher up - but good catch on the whole Rhode Island 'Rebellion.'
Come on, not a single guess? It was a significant case in American history.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (cpawfan @ Jan 16 2008, 03:38 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (AEM @ Jan 16...
So, Randy Moss is accused of battery, and claims instead that if the law provided for 'accidents' it would be more accurate. Of course, he's getting...
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