Hayes v. Commonwealth

DAVIS, Commissioner.

The appellant was charged with sale and distribution of obscene literature in violation of KRS 436.101. The indictment was •in four counts, charging: (1) sale of a magazine called “Puma,” Volume 1, No. 1; (2) the sale of a magazine entitled “Modern Women,” Volume 1; (3) the sale of a magazine styled “Angel,” Volume 1, No. 1; and (4) the sale of a paperback book entitled “Crazy Wild Breaks Loose.” The indictment'charged that each of these publications was obscene and the appellant had knowledge of their obscenity when he sold and distributed them. The jury found all four of…