Legal Opinion
United States v. Thevis
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 6, 1976No. 75-1168PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BELL, Circuit Judge.
Appellant Thevis, The Book Bin, Inc., and Pendulum Books, Inc., were convicted on numerous counts of violating 18 U.S.C.A. § 1461 which prohibits the mailing of obscene matter.1 The subject matter of each count of the indictment involved particular magazines, books, or advertising circulars. Each of the advertising circulars promoted the sale of at least one of the books or magazines charged in other counts of the indictment. The district court instructed the jury to apply the three-pronged test of Memoirs.2
*991Appellant Thevis was found guilty on all counts. Appellant…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Glasser v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Miller v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Hamling v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Trop v. DullesSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Weems v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1910
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Marks v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Marks v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- William James Rummel v. W. J. Estelle, Jr., Director, Texas Department of Corrections, RespondentCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- Penthouse International, Ltd. v. McAuliffeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- United States v. Harold D. KindrickCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
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