Commonwealth v. Hardin

Opinion by

Judge Hines :

To authorize an indictment and conviction for indecent exposure of the person the act must have been committed in a public place. It must be an act affecting the public directly. If there was any doubt as to whether the indecent exposure to t-yvo persons in a private place would be indictable there can be no • doubt that it is not indictable if the exposure is so had at the solicitation or with the consent of the persons to whom the exposure is made. 1 Bishop on Criminal Law, Secs. 244 and 1125.

The indictment in this instance does not allege that the exposure of the…