Legal Opinion
Martin v. State
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided May 26, 1971No. 40159PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Per curiam
The appellants, John C. Martin and Clarence Howard Cantey, were convicted in the County Judge’s Court in and for Bay County, Florida, for violation of Section 847.011, Florida Statutes, F.S.A. (included in F.S. chapter 847, F.S.A., dealing with obscene publications and profanity). Martin was convicted by a jury under three separate counts and Cantey under ten separate counts of selling or distributing obscene publications in Bay County, Florida.
The trial court imposed sentence upon each count of a fine of $500.00 or six months imprisonment, such alternative sentences to run consecutively.…
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