State v. Cole
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
On exceptions by respondent. Exceptions overruled. This is a complaint under Revised Statutes, Chap. 125, Sec. 5, against the respondent for wantonly and indecently exposing his private parts openly and in the presence of the complainant. The respondent demurred to the complaint and warrant and the presiding Justice overruled the demurrer. To which overruling of said demurrer, the respondent excepted. The case is stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtSavage, C. J.
Complaint under Revised Statutes, Chap. 125, Sec. 5. The defendant demurred. The demurrer was overruled, and exceptions were taken.
*57The allegation in the complaint is that the defendant “did wantonly and indecently expose his person by then and there openly and in the presence of the complainant expose to view his private parts, against the peace of the State” and so forth.
The statute in question provides that “Whoever wantonly and indecently exposes his person shall be punished.” The only grounds of demurrer argued are that the act constituting the offense is not set out, and that under such…
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