371 Pa. Super. 558 - Commonwealth v. Cohen’s Empirical Analysis
1988
Citation profile
15
cited by 15 later decisions
1
states following
January 1996
most recently cited
15 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Roth v. United States · Rose v. Locke · National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. Federal Power Commission · Stickel v. Ohio Casualty Co. · Commonwealth v. Heinbaugh
Most-quoted passages
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“[S]ince the term “sexual activity” is undefined by statute, we are obliged to construe that term according to its common and approved usage. When the term “sexual activity” is examined in light of the statute’s underlying purpose of prohibiting commercial exploitation of sexual gratification and also in light of its common and approved usage, there is no doubt that masturbation for hire falls within the statute’s proscription.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“(a) Prostitution—a person is guilty .of prostitution; a misdemeanor of the third degree, if he or she: (1) is an inmate of a house of prostitution or otherwise engages in sexual activity as a business; ...”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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