Legal Opinion
People v. P. A. J. Theater Corp.
Criminal Court of the City of New York
Decided December 11, 1972PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJoel J. Tyler, J.
What is involved in these obscenity proceedings is the argument that the complaints must be dismissed, in ■that, since there was no prior judicial scrutiny of the alleged offending films, the police officers had no legal basis to commence these actions, notwithstanding that none of the films were seized by them.1
Each of the complaints alleges a violation of section 235.05 of the Penal Law, in that, each of the 10 defendant corporations is said to have knowingly presented, in a public showing, an alleged obscene film.
Apparently, the procedure followed by the police, in each such case, involved…
2Cases cited33 opinions
- Henry v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Speiser v. RandallSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Jacobellis v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- A Book Named "John Cleland's Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure" v. Attorney General of MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Marcus v. Search Warrant of PropertySupreme Court of the United States · 1961
28 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by3 opinions
- People v. Ebasco Services Inc.New York Supreme Court · 1974
- State v. BainbridgeIdaho Supreme Court · 1990
- State v. BainbridgeIdaho Supreme Court · 1990