Legal Opinion
People v. Bloss
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided September 26, 1969No. Docket 4,587PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtT. M. Burns, J.
The defendant appeals his conviction and sentence under CL 1948, § 750.343a as amended by PA 1964, No 143 (Stat Ann 1969 Cum Supp § 28.575 [1]) for showing an obscene movie entitled “A Woman’s Urge” at the Capri Theatre which he operated in the city of Grand Rapids.
The pertinent facts are set forth in the trial judge’s decision on the motion for new trial:
“The testimony at the trial indicated that ‘A Woman’s Urge’ was shown at the Capri Theatre from February 2 to February 8, 1966. On the evening of February 3, 1966, certain police officers and officials of the city of Grand Rapids, together…
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- A Book Named "John Cleland's Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure" v. Attorney General of MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
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3Cited by15 opinions
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