Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. BAER
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided March 23, 1967No. Appeals, 323, 324, and 325PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Hoffman, J.,
Appellants Gerald Baer and Virgil Serafine operate tobacco and confectionery shops in the City of Wilkes-Barre. Each stocks a number of paperback books and magazines. In September of 1963, both men were charged with possessing with intent to sell and selling certain obscene publications in violation of the Act of June 24, 1939, P. L. 874, §524, as amended, 18 P.S. §4524. Their cases were consolidated for trial in the Court of Quarter Sessions of Luzerne County, and a jury returned verdicts of guilty generally. Each of the appellants was fined $500 and costs.
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2Cases cited17 opinions
- Roth v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Jacobellis v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Smith v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- A Book Named "John Cleland's Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure" v. Attorney General of MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Ginzburg v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
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3Cited by10 opinions
- AM. BOOKSELLERS ASS'N, INC. v. RendellSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
- Commonwealth v. Dell Publications, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1967
- Silva v. Municipal CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1974
- Grove Press, Inc. v. City of PhiladelphiaDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1969
- Commonwealth v. BaerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1969
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