United States v. Reidel

Section 1461 of Title 18, U. S. C., prohibits the knowing use of the mails for the delivery of obscene matter.1 The issue presented by the jurisdictional statement in this case is whether § 1461 is constitutional as applied to the distribution of obscene materials to willing recipients who state that they are adults. The District Court held that it was not.2 We disagree and reverse the judgment.

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On April 15, 1970, the appellee, Norman Reidel, was indicted on three counts, each count charging him with having mailed a single copy of an illustrated booklet entitled The True Facts About Imported…