Legal Opinion
City of Seattle v. Buchanan
Washington Supreme Court
Decided September 28, 1978No. 44199PublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRosellini, J.
The five appellants were convicted in Municipal Court of violations of Seattle ordinance No. 102843, section 12A.12.150, defining as "lewd conduct" and making unlawful the public exposure of one's genitals or female breasts. They were each fined $100. The unchallenged findings show that the appellants were arrested in the Seattle Arboretum, where they were swimming and sunbathing with their breasts completely exposed. Two of them stood and tossed a "Frisbee" at some time during the period of exposure. The appellants were not engaged in any expressive or communicative activity. According to…
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