Legal Opinion

United States v. Alex Harding, A/K/A Mark Harding

Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Decided April 6, 1973No. 72-1648PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DOYLE, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction by a jury on a charge of importation of obscene matter. The indictment which was returned on August 25, 1971, charged the defendant with the offense of knowingly and unlawfully taking and receiving from an express company one twelve pound carton containing 41 obscene books and five reels of obscene or filthy motion picture films which were then being transported in commerce from Los Angeles, California to Denver, Colorado, all in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1462.

There is little evidentiary dispute in the case, and the main issues are…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Roth v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
  2. Elkins v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
  3. Burdeau v. McDowellSupreme Court of the United States · 1921
  4. Byars v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1927
  5. Lustig v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949

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3Cited by21 opinions

  1. John S. Pleasant v. Larry Lovell, Larry Hyatt, Vernon Pixley, Kenneth Batson and Tim FortuneCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1989
  2. United States v. Dennis E. PrybaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1974
  3. United States v. Kathryn June FordCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1975
  4. United States v. John Allen AndrewsCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1980
  5. United States v. Richard Alan Haes, D/B/A H & H Distributing Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1977

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