State v. Oman

Murphy, Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment of conviction for selling and possessing obscene or indecent literature in violation of Minn. St. 1957, § 617.24.

The determinative issue which we consider is whether the information states a public offense.

The offense is charged in the following language:

“* * * that on the 26th day of April in the year A. D. 1960, at said County Arvid Oman then and there being did unlawfully sell and have in his possession, with intent to sell, certain obscene or indecent magazines, pamphlets or story papers containing pictures and photographs, in violation of…