Legal Opinion
Search Warrant of Property at 5 West 12th Street, Kansas City v. Marcus
Supreme Court of Missouri
Decided March 14, 1960No. Nos. 46900-46905PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STORCKMAN, Presiding Judge.
These appeals are from proceedings under §§ 542.380-S42.420 RSMo 1949, V.A. M.S., which provide for the seizure of publications alleged to be obscene and authorize their destruction if, after a hearing, they are in fact found to be obscene. Six search warrants were obtained on October 10, 1957, from the Circuit Court of Jackson County by an officer of the Police Department of Kansas City. One of them was directed against the premises of a business wholesaling newspapers, books and magazines; the remaining five warrants were for premises on which were conducted…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Roth v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Near v. Minnesota Ex Rel. OlsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
- Murdock v. PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Kingsley Books, Inc. v. BrownSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Butler v. MichiganSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Marcus v. Search Warrant of PropertySupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- State v. VollmarSupreme Court of Missouri · 1965
- In re Search Warrant of Property at Apartment No. 7, 15½ South Webb StreetSupreme Court of Missouri · 1963
- State v. WoodsSupreme Court of Missouri · 1968
- Malone v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1960
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