State v. Hughes

Patrick J. McGajstn, Jr., J. S. C.

On May 1 and again on July 5, 1973, as authorized by judicial warrants, the Howell Township police searched premises known as The Adult Book Shop., Inc. Many sexually oriented materials were seized, including 19 different reels of film and 807 different publications. Most of the publications were in book form; some were of the magazine type. The matters were presented to the grand jury which, on August 16, 1973, returned the above indictment charging each named defendant with violations of the obscenity law (N. J. S. A. 2A: 115-2). Prosecution of the…