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Commonwealth v. Moniz

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Decided June 4, 1957PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtWilliams, J.

The defendants were tried in the Superior Court after appealing from convictions in a District Court on the following complaints:

Antone T. Moniz, on January 3, 1956, “being a motion picture operator, did present a show or entertainment sug gestive of lewdness, obscenity, indecency, immorality or impurity ... in violation of section 32 chapter 272 of the General Laws.”

Antone T. Moniz, on January 3, 1956, “did have in his possession for the purpose of exhibition and did publish and display certain obscene, indecent and impure prints, images, pictures and other things, to wit, — a series of…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. IsenstadtMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1945
  2. Commonwealth v. RoweMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1926
  3. Commonwealth v. BuckleyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1909
  4. Commonwealth v. KempMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1926
  5. Commonwealth v. RossMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1924

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. RiesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1958
  2. Commonwealth v. HebertMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
  3. Commonwealth v. ScagliottiMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1977
  4. Amado v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1965
  5. Gallo v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1961

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