YOUNG v. STATE

No. CR 85-51.

692 S.W.2d 752 (1985)

286 Ark. 413

Sonia YOUNG, Appellant, v. STATE of Arkansas, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

July 8, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Wesley Hall, Jr., P.A., Little Rock, for appellant.

Steve Clark, Atty. Gen. by Connie Griffin, Asst. Atty. Gen., Little Rock, for appellee.


HAYS, Justice.

Appellant, Sonia Young, was charged and convicted of indecent exposure under Ark.Stat.Ann. § 41-1812 (Repl.1977), for nude dancing in a local nightclub. Appellant challenges the conviction on essentially two grounds: first, that her behavior did not constitute an offense under the statute and second, that her conduct was protected under the First Amendment. We find no merit in either contention.

Ark.Stat.Ann. § 41-1812 provides:

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