Legal Opinion
Lakin v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided September 30, 1976No. 8703, 8704PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARRIS, Associate Judge:
Appellant Lakin was charged by information with selling an obscene magazine entitled Three in the Dark in violation of D.C.Code 1973, § 22-2001 (a)(1)(A). Appellant Plummer was charged with possession of copies of that magazine with intent to disseminate them in contravention of § 22-2001(a)(1)(E). 1 On May 23, 1973, they were tried jointly without a jury. The trial court found appellants guilty as charged. 2 Appellants level a constitutional challenge at the court’s finding that the magazine was obscene, and claim additional error in the findings that each of them…
2Cases cited27 opinions
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3Cited by7 opinions
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- Willcher v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
- Commonwealth v. RosenbergMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
- State v. LesieureSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1979
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