Legal Opinion
State v. Bull
Hawaii Supreme Court
Decided May 18, 1979No. 5950PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT BY
MENOR, J.
The appellants were convicted of the offense of open lewdness under- the provisions of HRS § 712-1217 which provides:
“Open Lewdness. (1) A person commits the offense of open lewdness if in a public place he does any lewd act which is likely to be observed by others who would be affronted or alarmed.”
The facts in these cases were stipulated and are uncomplicated. In the case of appellant Greenbaum, it was agreed that he was seen by a police officer bodysurfing in the nude at Small Beach, Makena, on the Island of Maui. With respect to the other appellants it was…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Commonwealth v. HeinbaughSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
- State v. RockerHawaii Supreme Court · 1970
- In Re SmithCalifornia Supreme Court · 1972
- City of Seattle v. BuchananWashington Supreme Court · 1978
- State v. NelsonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1970
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3Cited by8 opinions
- State v. NesmithHawaii Supreme Court · 2012
- Fenske v. Board of AdministrationCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1980
- State v. SerpenteCourt of Appeals of Utah · 1989
- State v. SantiagoHawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals · 1991
- State v. WhitneyHawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals · 1996
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