Legal Opinion
Kent County Prosecutor v. Robert Emmett Goodrich Corp.
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided May 2, 1974No. Docket 18420PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMcGregor, J.
On October 3, 1973, the defendant owner-operator of the Savoy Theatre in Grand Rapids began showing the film, "The Devil in Miss Jones”. That same day, the Kent County Prosecutor and the Grand Rapids City Attorney filed a complaint seeking a temporary and permanent injunction against further showing of the film, pursuant to Michigan’s civil obscenity statute, MCLA 600.2938; MSA 27A.2938. Based on this complaint, the trial court granted a temporary injunction on October 4, 1973, and set trial for October 10, 1973. Defendant waived his statutory right to a hearing within one day. MCLA…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Miller v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Paris Adult Theatre I v. SlatonSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Gooding v. WilsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- United States v. Thirty-Seven (37) PhotographsSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- State v. J-R Distributors, Inc.Washington Supreme Court · 1973
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3Cited by13 opinions
- People v. NeumayerMichigan Supreme Court · 1979
- State Ex Rel. Wayne Prosecutor v. Diversified Theatrical Corp.Michigan Court of Appeals · 1975
- Llewelyn v. Oakland County Prosecutor's OfficeDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 1975
- Kent County Prosecutor v. Robert Emmett Goodrich Corp.Michigan Supreme Court · 1976
- People v. VickeryMichigan Court of Appeals · 1976
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