Legal Opinion

CLASSIC ART CORPORATION v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided February 26, 1980No. 35757PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Nichols, Chief Justice.

A jury found the Classic Art Corporation guilty of distributing obscene material. On appeal, the defendant asserts that the trial court erred in overruling its motions for a new trial and for a mistrial. This court affirms.

Appellant’s first enumeration claims there was insufficient evidence to find that the Classic Art Corporation owns or controls the theater where the obscene films were shown. The state introduced as evidence the Articles of Incorporation of the Classic Art Corporation. This document shows that the corporation was duly incorporated for the purpose of…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. United States v. WhiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
  2. Drake v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1977
  3. George Campbell Painting Corp. v. ReidSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  4. Jordan v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1977
  5. Bryant v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1978

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Gibbons v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1982
  2. State v. O'DONNELLCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1997
  3. Playmate Cinema, Inc. v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1980
  4. Whisenhunt v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1980
  5. Smith v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1992

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