Legal Opinion
Harold Wasserman v. The Municipal Court of the Alhambra Judicial District, the People of the State of California, Real Party in Interest-Appellant
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 13, 1976No. 75-1205PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES M. CARTER, Circuit Judge:
This is an appeal by the People of the State of California from the granting of petitioner Wasserman’s writ of habeas corpus. We reverse.
In 1969, Wasserman was charged and convicted of violating California Penal Code § 311.2, a misdemeanor, in that on March 26, 1969, he distributed an obscene brochure. The brochure contained a sketch and textual matter which portrayed ongoing sexual activity. The Superior Court of Los Angeles County affirmed. Habeas Corpus was denied in the California Court of Appeal and in the California Supreme Court.
Wasserman filed a petition…
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