Eble v. Criterion Insurance

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• holding defendant’s indictment on charge of open and gross lewdness and lascivious behavior was supported by proof that man intentionally and indecently exposed his person to eleven year old girl, who fled in fright
• explaining under prior version of G. L. c. 272, § 16, that defendant's lewd conduct was \open\ where act was intended to be seen by \persons present\ and \was observed by at least one of those present\
• “the conduct of the defendant [exposing himself in a house to two girls] was intentionally open and public, as distinguished from that which is intended to be private, covered and concealed”
• “open and gross lewdness” construed to prohibit a defendant from “intentionally, indecently, and offensively exposing himself. . . without necessity or reasonable excuse, and in such a way as to produce alarm”
• “the conduct of the defendant [exposing himself in a house to two girls] was intentionally open and public, as distinguished from that which is intended to be private, covered and concealed”
• describing elements of G. L. c. 272, § 16

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