PEOPLE v. MELL

Docket No. 194892.

576 N.W.2d 428 (1998)

227 Mich. App. 508

PEOPLE of the State of Michigan, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Julie Kim MELL and Michele Lynn Butson, Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Michigan.

Decided January 23, 1998, at 9:10 a.m.

Released for Publication April 13, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank J. Kelley, Attorney General, Thomas L. Casey, Solicitor General, John D. O'Hair, Prosecuting Attorney, Timothy A. Baughman, Chief of Research, Training, and Appeals, and Janet A. Napp, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for People.

Carl L. Rubin, Southfield, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before BANDSTRA, P.J., and MARK J. CAVANAGH and MARKMAN, JJ.


BANDSTRA, Presiding Judge.

Defendants were charged with violating M.C.L. § 750.335; M.S.A. § 28.567 as a result of "lap dancing" that was observed by undercover officers at "Hardbodies," an "adult entertainment" nightclub, on April 6, 1995. The officers alleged that, while apparently at least partially nude, defendants allowed patrons of the club to kiss and suck their breasts during the lap dance activity. The statute, in pertinent part, states that "any...

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