Legal Opinion
City of Farmington v. Stansbury
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided November 13, 1991No. 12927PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BLACK, Judge.
Prior to the initiation of this action, the City of Farmington (City) prosecuted defendant under Farmington Municipal Code, Section 21-50.1 (the Ordinance), for distributing two videotapes, “X-Dreams” and “Homy Housewives.” The matter went to trial before a jury. The jury in that case returned a general verdict of not guilty.
The City then brought the present charges against defendant for distributing two other videotapes, “Sex Games” and “Cat Alley.” The Farmington municipal court found defendant guilty, and he appealed to the district court. Defendant then moved the…
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