People v. Shingles

The defendant was convicted in St. Lawrence County Court on June 19, 1952, after trial by jury, of violation of section 1141 of the Penal Law, and has appealed to this court.

The indictment charged defendant with the crime of possessing obscene printed matter with intent to sell, in violation of said section, in that at Ogdensburg in the county of St. Lawrence he possessed with intent to sell and distribute books, booklets, pamphlets and playing cards, containing obscene, lewd, lascivious, filthy, indecent and disgusting pictures, photographs, figures and images, and indecent printed matter.…