Legal Opinion
State v. Tara Enterprises, Inc.
Nebraska Supreme Court
Decided January 30, 1979No. 42161PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMcCown, J.
In three consolidated cases, the defendants, Tara Enterprises, Inc., and Zachary Productions, Ltd., were found guilty by a six-member jury on 21 counts of distributing, exhibiting, or promoting obscene material. Five counts involved magazines and sixteen counts involved films. The county court of Lancaster County imposed the maximum fine of $1,000 on each count. The District Court, on appeal, affirmed the judgment and sentence on each count.
Storefront premises in downtown Lincoln, Nebraska, are jointly occupied by the defendants who operate two businesses in the same building. A book store…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Miller v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Hamling v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Williams v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Heller v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Ballew v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
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3Cited by6 opinions
- State v. DavisCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1983
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- Tara Enterprises, Inc. v. HumbleCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1980
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