Legal Opinion

State v. Grauf

Court of Appeals of Oregon

Decided September 28, 1972No. 36959PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtThornton, J.

The defendant appeals from a conviction after jury trial of disseminating obscene matter in violation *116of former ORS 167.151.① The defendant operates a drive-in theatre in Sutherlin at which an allegedly obscene motion picture entitled “Southern Comforts” was exhibited on three consecutive evenings.

Three issues are presented by defendant’s assignments of error:(1) Is former ORS 167.151 constitutional?(2) Does the indictment allege facts sufficient to state a crime?

*117(3) Is the motion picture “Southern Comforts” obscene?

On May 25, 1971, two officers of the Douglas County Sheriff’s Department…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Younger v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  2. Roth v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
  3. Jacobellis v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  4. SAMUELS Et Al. v. MACKELL, DISTRICT ATTORNEY OF QUEENS COUNTY, Et Al.Supreme Court of the United States · 1971
  5. 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 by5 opinions

  1. State v. HarvilleCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 1972
  2. State v. GraufCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 1974
  3. State v. GraufCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 1974
  4. State v. GraufCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 1974
  5. State v. PayzantCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 1978

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