Legal Opinion

State v. Barrett

Supreme Court of South Carolina

Decided June 8, 1982No. 21722PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Littlejohn, Justice:

These two obscenity cases have been consolidated for the purpose of this appeal. The separate briefs are substantially identical. The two Defendants were indicted in April of 1981 and found guilty of a violation of § 16-15-260, et. seq., Code of Laws of South Carolina (1976), as amended. From the convictions and sentences both have appealed, submitting the same issues as questions for this court.

The proscribing statute is as follows:

§ 16-15-320. Creation, possession, purchase or importation of obscene material with intent to distribute; dissemination and promotion of such…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Miller v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  2. State v. OxendineSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1977

3Cited by10 opinions

  1. People Ex Rel. Tooley v. Seven Thirty-Five East Colfax, Inc.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1985
  2. Centaur, Inc. v. Richland CountySupreme Court of South Carolina · 1990
  3. Vernon Beigay, Inc. v. TraxlerCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1986
  4. State v. PEE DEE NEWS COMPANYSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1985
  5. Harry F. Olson v. William D. Leeke, Commissioner, Department of Corrections and the Attorney General of South CarolinaCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1984

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