Legal Opinion
New York v. P. J. Video, Inc.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided April 22, 1986No. 85-363PublishedCited by 176 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Rehnquist
This case concerns the proper standard for issuance of a warrant authorizing the seizure of materials presumptively protected by the First Amendment. Respondents P. J. Video, Inc., and James Erhardt were charged in the village of Depew, New York, Justice Court with six counts of obscenity in the third degree under § 235.05(1) of the New York Penal Law.1 Respondents moved to suppress five videocassette movies that had been seized from respondents’ store, and that formed the basis for the obscenity charges *870against respondents, on the ground that the warrant authorizing the seizure was issued…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Illinois v. GatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Jones v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Michigan v. LongSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Miller v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Caldwell v. MississippiSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
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3Cited by176 opinions
- Harris v. ReedSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- James N. Gramenos v. Jewel Companies, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
- United States v. Edwin E. WiegandCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1987
- United States v. AguilarCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1989
- United States v. Enrique EspinosaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1987
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