Legal Opinion
People v. Heller
New York Court of Appeals
Decided December 28, 1973PublishedCited by 67 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGabrielli, J.
Our. major concern in the consideration of these cases is the constitutionality of certain of those sections of the Penal Law which deal with obscenity and pornography.
The appellants in each of these cases were convicted of misdemeanors because of their violations of section 235.05 of the Penal Law, which prohibits the promotion or production of obscene material. We have treated with the Heller case previously, deciding that the film “ Blue Movie ” was obscene within section 235.00 of the Penal Law, the statute which defines the meaning of obscenity (People v. Heller, 29 N Y 2d 319). We also…
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