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47of74

(18,470 posts) Fri Jun 12, 2015, 02:45 PM Jun 2015

Wanna get drunk on your front porch? In Iowa you can!

DES MOINES, Iowa —The Iowa Supreme Court has affirmed the right to be drunk on your front porch.

The court ruled Friday in the case of Patience Paye, who appealed her 2013 conviction of public intoxication.

She was charged and convicted but appealed, saying her front porch isn't a public place.

The Supreme Court agreed, declaring the front steps of a private residence not a public place if the homeowner hasn't invited the general public to be there.