Legal Opinion
Stanley v. Georgia
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided April 7, 1969No. 293PublishedCited by 1,642 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Marshall
An investigation of appellant’s alleged bookmaking activities led to the issuance of a search warrant for appellant’s home. Under authority of this warrant, federal and state agents secured entrance. They found very little evidence of bookmaking activity, but while looking through a desk drawer in an upstairs bedroom, one of the federal agents, accompanied by a state officer, found three reels of eight-millimeter film. Using a projector and screen found in an upstairs living room, they viewed the films. The state officer concluded that they were obscene and seized them. Since a further…
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