Williams v. People

Mr. Presiding Justice Boggs

deliveeed the opinion oe THE OOUBT.

The court overruled a motion of the plaintiff in error to quash a criminal information against him, the material averments whereof were, that the plaintiff in error, on, etc., at, etc., “ did make an indecent exposure of his private person, tending to debauch the public morals, contrary,” etc.

The 55th section of the criminal code, upon which it was sought to base the information, is as follows:

“ Whoever is guilty of open lewdness * * * or other notorious act of public indecency tending to debauch the public morals, shall be fined…