Legal Opinion
Dillingham v. State
Court of Special Appeals of Maryland
Decided July 15, 1970No. 314, September Term, 1969PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Thompson, J.,
delivered the majority opinion of the
2ConcurrenceCourt. Orth, J.
Anderson, J., dissents. Concurring opinion by Orth, J., at page 700 infra.
Joseph Brinton Dillingham, the appellant, was convicted under Art. 27, § 418 of the Md. Code which prohibits the sale, exhibition, etc., of obscene pamphlets or drawings. He was originally convicted in the People’s Court for Montgomery County. On appeal to the Circuit Court for Montgomery County, he was again convicted by a jury in a de novo trial. We granted certiorari. Dillingham contends the evidence did not establish the required elements of obscenity; since we agree…
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4Cited by18 opinions
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