Von Cleef v. New Jersey

The petitioners were convicted in a New Jersey trial court of conspiring to maintain a building for purposes of lewdness and to commit acts of lewdness, N. J. Rev. Stat. §§ 2A:98-1, 2A: 133-2, 2A: 115-1; permitting a building to be used for purposes of lewdness, N. J. Rev. Stat. § 2A: 133-2 (b); and possessing with intent to utter obscene publications, N. J. Rev. Stat. § 2A: 115-2. Their convictions were affirmed by the Superior Court, Appellate Division, 102 N. J. Super. 102, 245 A. 2d 495, and the Supreme Court of New Jersey denied review, 52 N. J. 499, 246 A. 2d 456. The petitioners make…