Legal Opinion
Monica Theater v. Municipal Court
California Court of Appeal
Decided June 23, 1970No. Civ. 33606PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
REPPY, J.
At the outset we point out that this opinion deals strictly with a misdemeanor violation (Pen. Code, § 311.2—exhibiting obscene material) and with a judicial inquiry into grounds supportive of a warrant under which an allegedly obscene motion picture film was seized. A pretrial on-the-merits determination as to whether the subject material is or is not legally obscene is not involved.
On November 13, 1967, after a citizen had made a complaint to the police concerning allegedly obscene photographs in an exterior showcase advertising the film, “Motel Confidential," being shown at…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Spinelli v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Roth v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Freedman v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Marcus v. Search Warrant of PropertySupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- A Quantity of Copies of Books v. KansasSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Burrus v. Municipal CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1973
- Andrus v. Municipal CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1983
- People v. SarnbladCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1972
- Deukmejian v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1980
- Cinema Classics, Ltd. v. BuschDistrict Court, C.D. California · 1972
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