Legal Opinion

Taylor v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee

Decided March 1, 1976PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

DUNCAN, Judge.

The defendant, Grady Taylor, was con* victed in the Sullivan County Criminal Court for the offense of exhibiting obscene material, and received a jail sentence of 6 months and a $3,000.00 fine.

The record shows that on March 23, 1974, the district attorney general filed a petition in the Sullivan County Criminal Court against the defendant and others, alleging that they were exhibiting two obscene motion picture films, one untitled and the other titled “Horney Hobo.” After an adversary hearing, the trial judge ruled that the motion picture films were obscene, and granted…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Miller v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  2. Hamling v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  3. Paris Adult Theatre I v. SlatonSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  4. Ginzburg v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  5. Kaplan v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1973

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Vermilye v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1979
  2. State v. FrazierCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1984
  3. Holt v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1979
  4. State v. Southland News Co.Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1979
  5. State v. WoodsonCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1985

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