Legal Opinion
People v. Karns
Rochester City Court
Decided March 18, 1975PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Carl R. Scacchetti, Jr., J.
Present before the court is an argument by the respective defense counsels for the various defendants in this case whether the local ordinance of the City of Rochester, New York, controlling nudity in public places, is valid and constitutional.
The specific ordinance under attack is cited as subdivision B of section 44-8 of the Municipal Code of the City of Rochester. It states as follows:
"Section 44-8. Indecent advertisements or acts.
"A person must not:
"B. Appear in a state of nudity, or in any indecent dress, or wilfully and lewdly expose the person, or the private…
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