Legal Opinion
United States v. Warner
District Court, D. Washington
Decided January 16, 1894No. 690PublishedCited by 1 opinion
At Law. Indictment of J. M. Warner for mailing an indecent letter in a sealed envelope, in violation of section 3893, Eev. St., as amended by Act Sept. 26, 1888, (1 Supp. Eev. St. [2d Ed.] 621.)
1Opinion of the Court
HANFORD, District Judge.
The question raised by the demurrer to the indictment in this case is whether the sending by mail in a sealed envelope of a personal written communication from one individual to another is a crime, cognizable in this court. The indictment is founded upon section 3893, Rev. St., which, as amended by Act Sept. 26, 1888, (1 Supp. Rev. St. [2d Ed.] 621,) reads as follows:
“Every obscene, lewd or lascivious book;, pamphlet, picture, paper, letter, writing, print, or other publication of an indecent character, • • whether sealed as first-class matter or not, are hereby…
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