Legal Opinion
Pierce v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided October 20, 1977No. 32465, 32466, 32467PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Hall, Justice.
The three appellants in these similar cases have been convicted of distributing obscene materials in violation of Code Ann. § 26-2101. On appeal they raise identical issues including a claim that the cited statute conflicts with the federal Constitution, thus seeking to invoke this court’s jurisdiction. Code Ann. § 2-3104.
Submitted June 24, 1977 Decided October 20, 1977.
Appellants assert that the statute is unconstitutionally vague and overbroad, that it invades free speech rights, constitutes a prior restraint, and violates due process. The statute has previously been upheld by…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Griswold v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Stanley v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Paris Adult Theatre I v. SlatonSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Sewell v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1977
- Dyke v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1974
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Flynt v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1980
- Underwood v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1978
- PHE, Inc. v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2004
- Chamblee Visuals, LLC v. City of ChambleeSupreme Court of Georgia · 1998
- Pierce v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1978
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