People v. Ulman

The statute pursuant to which defendant was prosecuted and convicted reads as follows:

“ § 1140. Exposure of person. A person who wilfully aiid lewdly exposes his person, or the private parts thereof, in any public place, or in any place where others are present, * * * is guilty of a misdemeanor.” (Italics ours.)

In our opinion the circumstances surrounding the commission of the alleged offense, as gathered from the testimony, raise a serious question as to whether the act, if committed, was willful and lewd or whether it was merely the result of heedlessness without any intent to commit a…