Legal Opinion
Feldschneider v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided November 15, 1972No. 47599PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Evans, Judge.
The defendant was tried and convicted of the offense of distributing obscene materials. He was sentenced to serve 12 months imprisonment at hard labor but was granted probation upon payment of a fine in the amount of $500. The appeal is from the judgment and sentence. Held:
1. Defendant moved for a directed verdict because the State did not make a showing that, applying contemporary community standards, the predominant appeal of the comic book was to prurient interests and was without redeeming social value.
First of all, while a trial judge may direct a verdict of not guilty in a…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Roth v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Jacobellis v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- A Book Named "John Cleland's Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure" v. Attorney General of MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Redrup v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Manual Enterprises, Inc. v. DaySupreme Court of the United States · 1962
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3Cited by28 opinions
- Fishman v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1973
- Underwood v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1978
- Grant v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1982
- Wilson v. Professional Ins. Corp.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1979
- DeLoach v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1977
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