Legal Opinion
Porno, Inc. v. Municipal Court
California Court of Appeal
Decided June 27, 1973No. Civ. 40715PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
FILES, P. J.
This is an appeal from a judgment of the superior court requiring the municipal court to order the return of some motion picture projectors which had been seized pursuant to search warrants issued by that court. The case is here on a clerk’s transcript only. The material facts are simple.
During March and April 1972, Los Angeles police officers sought warrants authorizing search of two theatres operated by plaintiff. The affidavits of the officers described various films which were being exhibited in those theatres which were alleged to be obscene within the meaning of Penal…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Bantam Books, Inc. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Marcus v. Search Warrant of PropertySupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Trupiano v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- United States v. Edward A. Wild, Jr. And Louis CorradoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1970
- Flack v. Municipal Court for the Anaheim-Fullerton Judicial DistrictCalifornia Supreme Court · 1967
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3Cited by3 opinions
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- Europo Books, Inc. v. PomerleauCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1979
- State v. McMahonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1983