State v. Pashandi

LINDSAY, Judge.

The defendant, Kamaleddin Pashandi, operator of a video tape rental business, was convicted by jury verdict of obscenity, a violation of LSA-R.S. 14:106. Defendant appeals, urging as error that his sentence is excessive and objecting to a special condition of probation imposed by the trial court. We affirm defendant’s sentence.

The defendant owned and operated a business in Monroe, Louisiana, known as “The Movie Shack.” In June, 1985 the defendant rented four video cassette tapes to an undercover police officer. These tapes were determined to be obscene and the defendant was…