Legal Opinion
City of Portland v. Gatewood
Court of Appeals of Oregon
Decided October 30, 1985No. DA 279144; CA A34366PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGillette, P. J.
The City of Portland appeals the dismissal of a charge of indecent exposure against defendant, arguing that the trial court erred in granting defendant’s demurrer and holding the City’s indecent exposure ordinance to be over-broad. We reverse and remand for trial.
Portland City Code § 14.24.060, which defendant is accused of violating, reads:
“It is unlawful for any person to expose his or her genitalia while in a public place, or a place visible from a public place, if the place is open or available to persons of the opposite sex.”
Defendant relies on Article I, section 8, of the Oregon…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School DistrictSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Spence v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- State v. KennedyOregon Supreme Court · 1983
- Brown v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- State v. RobertsonOregon Supreme Court · 1982
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3Cited by14 opinions
- City of Tucson v. WolfeCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1995
- State v. SerpenteCourt of Appeals of Utah · 1989
- City of St. George v. TurnerUtah Supreme Court · 1993
- Sekne v. City of PortlandCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 1986
- City of Eugene v. PowlowskiCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 1992
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