Chubb v. State

ON PETITION TO TRANSFER

DICKSON, Justice.

Charged with appearing in a public place in a state of nudity and there fondling the genitals of another, the defendant, Larry Chubb, was convicted of public indecency, a class A misdemeanor. Ind.Code § 35-45-4-1. The Court of Appeals reversed, finding that the defendant’s genital nudity inside a stall in a public restroom did not occur in a public place and that the police officer’s fondling testimony was insufficient to support the conviction. Chubb v. State (1994), Ind.App., 627 N.E.2d 842. We grant the State’s Petition To Transfer and affirm the…