State v. American Theater Corporation

Hastings, District Judge.

Defendant, a corporation operating the Pussy Cat Theater in Omaha, was charged in municipal court under section 28-921, R. S. Supp., 1972, with distribution of obscene material, tried to a jury, found guilty, and sentenced. On appeal on the record, the District Court also found defendant guilty, imposed a fine of $500, and overruled the motion for a new trial. We affirm.

The evidence is undisputed that a so-called “private showing” of the movie Deep Throat had been arranged at defendant’s theater by telephone solicitation among a group of 75 to 90 people. These people…