Legal Opinion
State v. Martin
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided November 3, 1986PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DROWOTA, Justice.
On direct appeal from the Criminal Court of Knox County, this case presents the issues of whether Tennessee’s obscenity statutes, T.C.A. §§ 39-6-1101, et seq., are unconstitutional because conflicting provisions result either in vagueness violative of due process or in arbitrary and discriminatory enforcement. Defendant, Linda Sue Martin, entered a plea of guilty to the charge of distributing obscene matter, but she specifically reserved her right to appeal on these constitutional questions.
*523On December 6, 1983, a Knoxville Police Officer, Ed Mitchell, entered West Knox…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Miller v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Leech v. American Booksellers Ass'n, Inc.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1979
- State v. DavisCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1983
- State v. StricklandTennessee Supreme Court · 1976
- Capitol News Co., Inc. v. METRO. GOV'T, ETC.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1978
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3Cited by6 opinions
- 421 Corp. v. Metropolitan Government of Nashville & Davidson CountyCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2000
- City of Cincinnati v. Contemporary Arts CenterHamilton County Municipal Court · 1990
- Corp. v. Metro Gov't of NashvilleCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2000
- National Loans, Inc. v. TN. Dept. of Financial InstitutionsCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1997
- State of Tennessee v. James ScottCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 2008
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