State v. Bauer

HARRIS, Justice.

The trial court sustained, on vagueness grounds, a facial constitutional challenge to Iowa’s indecent exposure statute. Iowa Code § 709.9 (1981). We think the challenge should have been rejected. On the State’s appeal we reverse the trial court and remand the case for further proceedings.

According to the minutes of testimony the prosecution arose from an incident in the Dubuque public library. While in the library’s reference room a woman observed a man, later identified as the defendant, kneeling on the floor facing the shelves. The defendant had his penis exposed and was…