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STATE v. DORSEY

64 N.J. 428 (1974)

316 A.2d 689

STATE OF NEW JERSEY, PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT, v. RICHARD DORSEY, DEFENDANT-RESPONDENT.

The Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Reargued March 5, 1974.

Decided March 19, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Robert W. Gluck, Deputy Attorney General, argued the cause for appellant (Mr. William F. Hyland, Attorney General of New Jersey, attorney; Mr. Gluck, of counsel and on the brief).

Mr. Ronald B. Sokalski, Designated Attorney, argued the cause for respondent (Mr. Stanley C. Van Ness, Public Defender, attorney; Mr. Sokalski, on the brief).

The opinion of the Court was delivered by MOUNTAIN, J.

Defendant and one Michael Watts were indicted for violating N.J.S.A. 2A:115-1 in that they committed acts of private lewdness with a certain young lady. The statute under which the indictments were laid reads as follows:

Any person who commits open lewdness or a notorious act of public indecency, grossly scandalous and tending to debauch the morals and manners of the people, or in private commits...

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