Young v. State

Steele Hays, Justice.

Appellant, Sonia Young, was charged and convicted of indecent exposure under Ark. Stat. Ann. § 41-1812 (Repl. 1977), for nude dancing in a local nightclub. Appellant challenges the conviction on essentially two grounds: first, that her behavior did not constitute an offense under the statute and second, that her conduct was protected under the First Amendment. We find no merit in either contention.

Ark. Stat. Ann. § 41-1812 provides:

Indecent exposure. (1) A person commits indecent exposure if, with purpose to arouse or gratify the sexual desire of himself or of any other…