Legal Opinion
Tyrone, Inc. v. Wilkinson
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided May 6, 1969No. Nos. 13192, 13193PublishedCited by 106 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BUTZNER, Circuit Judge:
In October 1968 the defendants, the Commonwealth’s Attorney and the Chief of Police for the City of Richmond, seized the film, “Angelique in Black Leather,” at the Lee Art Theatre, which is operated by the plaintiffs.1 They had a search warrant secured upon affidavits of four police officers and two lawyers, who, along with the magistrate who issued the warrant, had all viewed the film. Subsequently, the theatre was charged with possessing and exhibiting an obscene movie.2 The theatre in turn brought this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging violation of its First,…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Roth v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Dombrowski v. PfisterSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Stanley v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Speiser v. RandallSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Zwickler v. KootaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
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3Cited by106 opinions
- Milky Way Productions, Inc. v. LearyDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1970
- Astro Cinema Corp. Inc., John Justin and Jess Rockman v. Thomas J. MacKell District Attorney of Queens CountyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1970
- Vernon Walker Huffman v. United States, Dennis Eugene Pryba v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1972
- United States v. Ferris J. Alexander and Edward J. AlexanderCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1970
- Robert Krahm v. Milton Graham, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1972
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