Legal Opinion
United States v. Thevis
District Court, M.D. Florida
Decided June 25, 1971No. 70-72-Cr-JPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
FISHER, District Judge.
The Defendants, Michael G. Thevis and Peachtree News Company, Inc., entered a plea of not guilty to a twelve-count indictment charging them with violations of a Federal Obscenity Statute, to wit, Title 18, U.S.C., Section 1462.1 Count One of the indictment charges, “ * * -fcliat the Defendants, Michael G. Thevis and Peachtree News Company, Inc., did wilfully and knowingly cause a common carrier to be used for the carriage in interstate commerce of obscene, lewd, lascivious and filthy writings or prints, to wit: 38 copies of magazines entitled…
2Cases cited33 opinions
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3Cited by2 opinions
- United States v. Michael G. Thevis and Peachtree News Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- Bryers v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972