Cammack v. State

The majority upholds this conviction for public lewdness in the face of testimony in the case that the act of sexual contact took place in a completely enclosed booth from which the public was excluded. I dissent to the holding that this booth was a “public place” within the meaning of V.T.C.A., Penal Code, Section 21.07.

In Green v. State, 566 S.W.2d 578 (Tex.Cr.App.1978), this court dealt with the question of whether a viewing booth in an adult bookstore open to the public is a “public place” within the meaning of V.T.C.A., Penal Code, Section 21.07. The court’s discussion and holding were…