[DOWNLOAD] "Commonwealth v. Ronald D. Provost" by Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts ~ Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Commonwealth v. Ronald D. Provost
- Author : Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts
- Release Date : January 20, 1994
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 64 KB
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Constitutional Law, Freedom of speech and press. Statute, Construction, Validity. Words, ""Nudity,"" ""Lascivious intent."" LYNCH, J. The defendant was indicted on one count of violating G. L. c. 272, § 29A (1992 ed.). 1 The defendant's motion to dismiss the indictment was denied. At the close of his jury-waived trial, the defendant's motion for a required finding of not guilty was also denied, and he was found guilty and sentenced to a ten year suspended prison term and five years probation with certain restrictions on his activities. 2 On appeal, the defendant argues that his conduct did not violate G. L. c. 272, § 29A (a). He also argues that § 29A (a) and G. L. c. 272, § 31 (1992 ed.), are constitutionally infirm in that they criminalize the depiction of nudity per se and because they criminalize intent without attendant conduct. We transferred the case here on our own motion and now affirm his conviction.