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COMMONWEALTH v. ORA

451 Mass. 125 (2008)

Commonwealth vs. Ria Ora.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Middlesex.

April 10, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bethany Stevens, Assistant District Attorney, for the Commonwealth.

Daniel Beck for the defendant.

Present: Marshall, C.J., Greaney, Ireland, Spina, Cowin, Cordy, & Botsford, JJ.

COWIN, J.

The defendant, Ria Ora, was arrested and charged with open and gross lewdness in violation of G. L. c. 272, § 16, for dancing nude at an "anti-Christmas" protest in the kiosk area of Harvard Square, Cambridge.1 A judge in the District Court allowed the defendant's motion to dismiss the complaint against her, concluding that G. L. c. 272, § 16, is facially unconstitutional ...

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