Legal Opinion
Barry v. City of Oceanside
California Court of Appeal
Decided June 19, 1980No. Civ. 22322PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
COLOGNE, J.
Betty Barry and Larry Cohen (petitioners), doing business as Fun House Adult Book Store, appeal a judgment denying their petition for administrative mandamus following the revocation of their business license by the City of Oceanside.
Petitioners have operated an adult bookstore in the City of Oceanside for a number of years. In the rear of the store, there are four arcade booths, licensed under the peep show ordinance, which show sexually explicit movies. Between March 1976, and January 1978, 25 persons have been arrested for allegedly masturbating and, of that number, 18…
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