City of St. George v. Turner

ON CERTIORARI TO THE UTAH COURT OF APPEALS

STEWART, Justice:

This case is here on a writ of certiorari to review the decision of the Utah Court of Appeals in City of St. George v. Turner, 813 P.2d 1188 (Utah Ct.App.1991), which reversed a jury verdict convicting Brent Allen Turner of publicly displaying obscene material. We affirm the court of appeals.

A jury convicted Brent Turner, the proprietor of a record shop in St. George, Utah, of displaying obscene material in violation of section 2a(l) of St. George obscenity ordinance No. 2-77-2. Section 2a(l) of the ordinance makes it unlawful for a…