Legal Opinion
State v. Mecca Twin Theater & Film Exchange, Inc.
Washington Supreme Court
Decided March 22, 1973No. 42475PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtStafford, J.
Mecca Twin Theater and Film Exchange, Inc., a Washington corporation, and Omer G. Bittner, its secretary-treasurer, were held in civil contempt of court. They appeal.
On April 12, 1972, two police officers attended an exhibition of the moving picture “Six for Sex” at the corporation’s Mecca Twin Theater. Approximately every 2 minutes during the showing of the film, one of the police officers took a still photograph of the image projected on the screen. There was no interference with the showing of the film.
On April 14,1972, without interfering with the exhibition of the film, an information…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Curcio v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
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- LaHue v. Keystone Investment Co.Court of Appeals of Washington · 1972
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3Cited by33 opinions
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