Legal Opinion
Bethview Amusement Corp. v. Judges of Nassau County District Court
New York Supreme Court
Decided May 26, 1971PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJoseph A. Suozzi, J.
Can the District Court of Nassau County, or any criminal court of comparable and limited jurisdiction, conduct an “ adversary hearing ” required by the United States Supreme Court (A Quantity of Books v. Kansas, 378 U. S. 205 [1964]), before obscene materials may be seized? This is the issue presented by this article 78 proceeding in the nature of prohibition by which the petitioner seeks an injunction against the holding of such an ‘ ‘ adversary hearing ’ ’ by the District Court of Nassau County.
The proceeding arises from the following events: On January 22, 1971, while petitioner was the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- A Quantity of Copies of Books v. KansasSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Tyrone, Inc. v. WilkinsonCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1969
- 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
- Rage Books, Inc. v. LearyDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1969
- Bethview Amusement Corp. v. CahnCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1969
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3Cited by2 opinions
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