Legal Opinion

State v. Whitaker

Court of Appeals of Arizona

Decided February 15, 1990No. 1 CA-CR 88-941, 1 CA-CR 88-942PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

VOSS, Presiding Judge.

The issue on appeal is whether acts of public sexual indecency can be committed in a home. We conclude they can, and reverse the trial court’s dismissal of the charges brought against the defendant.

BACKGROUND

The defendant was charged in two separate indictments with seven counts of public sexual indecency to a minor, class five felonies in violation of A.R.S. § 13-1403(B), and three counts of public sexual indecency, class one misdemeanors in violation of A.R.S. § 13-1403(A). 1 23The indictments were later consolidated.

The indictments allege that incidents occurred in…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Katz v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Griswold v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  3. State v. LouisOregon Supreme Court · 1983
  4. Yauch v. State, City of TucsonArizona Supreme Court · 1973
  5. McGee v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1983

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3Cited by12 opinions

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  2. Norgord v. State Ex Rel. BerningCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 2001
  3. State v. SandovalCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1993
  4. United States v. ShafferCourt of Appeals for the Armed Forces · 1997
  5. State of Maine v. Andrew J. LegassieSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2017

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