State v. Locks

SCRUGGS, Justice.

This is an appeal by the defendant, Charles Locks, from a judgment of conviction on March 6, 1963, of exhibiting and keeping for sale obscene or indecent pictures and writings.

At the time of filing the Information, the statute under which the defendant was charged, A.R.S. 13-532, read as follows:

“A person is guilty of a misdemeanor who: 1. Writes, composes, prints, publishes, sells, distributes, keeps for sale, gives, loans or exhibits an obscene . or indecent writing, paper or book to any person, or designs, copies, draws, engraves, paints or otherwise prepares an obscene…