Legal Opinion

State Ex Rel. Wampler v. Bird

Supreme Court of Missouri

Decided October 8, 1973No. 57240PublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Per curiam

Appeal (taken prior to January 1, 1972) in action by State of Missouri for civil injunction.

On July 19, 1971, the State of Missouri petitioned the Circuit Court of Greene County to enjoin and restrain defendants from sale and distribution of “obscene, lewd and indecent books, pamphlets, magazines and other articles and materials * * * in violation of Revised Missouri Statutes 1969, 563.280, 563.285.”

Upon reading the petition, together with attached affidavits of three Springfield, Missouri, police officers, the court granted, ex parte, a temporary injunction and ordered defendants to appear…

Also in this document: Concurrence.

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Roth v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
  2. Miller v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  3. Stanley v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  4. Paris Adult Theatre I v. SlatonSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  5. Heller v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1973

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3Cited by26 opinions

  1. State v. FlynnSupreme Court of Missouri · 1975
  2. Commonwealth v. HortonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1974
  3. Commonwealth v. MacDonaldSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
  4. People v. NeumayerMichigan Supreme Court · 1979
  5. Mangum v. Maryland State Board of CensorsCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1974

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