Legal Opinion

Kervin v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided September 27, 1984No. 68326PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Carley, Judge.

Appellant appeals from his conviction of possession of obscene material with the intent to disseminate same, in violation of OCGA § 16-12-80.

1. Appellant enumerates as error the general grounds. The evidence adduced at trial showed the following: An undercover officer went to a certain adult bookstore and purchased a copy of a magazine identified as “Sex Sisters, Vol. 3/No. 2.” The officer took the magazine to a judge, who made an initial determination of probable obscenity and issued a “John Doe” arrest warrant for the vendor of the magazine. The officer returned to the…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Roaden v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  3. Maddox v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1984
  4. Shumake v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1981
  5. Spry v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1980

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Kervin v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1986
  2. State v. FarmerCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1985
  3. State v. FarmerCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1985

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