Legal Opinion
City of Chicago v. Geraci
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided November 17, 1970No. Nos. 42278, 42288 consPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Schaefer
The issue involved in these 11 separate appeals which have been consolidated for argument and opinion is whether 17 magazines and one paperback book are obscene. The publications involved were purchased by police officers from the defendants, Walter Bagnell, Charles Kimmel, Joseph Gale, William Stolfa, Vincent Geraci, John Geraci, and James Krueger at various times during 1968, and at different locations. Each case proceeded upon a complaint which charged the defendant with exhibiting and selling one or more obscene publications in violation of the Chicago obscenity ordinance. (Section 192.9,…
2Cases cited43 opinions
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- Redrup v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Mishkin v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
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3Cited by1 opinion
- City of Chicago v. GeraciIllinois Supreme Court · 1970