Legal Opinion
United States v. Hyman C. Slepicoff, D/B/A Graduate Enterprises
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 19, 1975No. 75-1404PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THORNBERRY, Circuit Judge:
It has long been established that obscenity is not within the ambit of the constitutional guarantees of freedom of speech and of the press. Roth v. United States, 354 U.S. 476, 77 S.Ct. 1304, 1 L.Ed.2d 1498 (1957); Jacobellis v. State of Ohio, 378 U.S. 184, 84 S.Ct. 1676, 12 L.Ed.2d 793 (1964).
After a jury trial, appellant was convicted on three counts of a nine count indictment charging violations of the federal statute prohibiting mailing of obscene material, 18 U.S.C. § 1461. 1 Ap pellant is charged with mailing obscene advertising brochures into the Middle…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Roth v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Miller v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Hamling v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Costello v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Jacobellis v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
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3Cited by19 opinions
- United States v. Henry E. WilliamsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
- United States v. BattistaCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1981
- United States v. Ruth A. Linetsky, Lionel Perry and Linetsky Products, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
- United States v. Walter "Frenchy" BagnellCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
- United States v. Pedro M. Diaz and Susana DiazCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
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