Ballew v. State

Webb, Judge.

Claude Ballew appeals his conviction on two counts of distributing obscene materials in violation of Criminal Code § 26-2101. The conviction involved the exhibitions on November 9 and 26, 1973 at an Atlanta theatre of motion picture films entitled "Behind the Green Door.” Ballew enumerates thirteen alleged errors, consolidated on argument into six issues.

1. The first is that the film is not obscene under applicable constitutional law. We were requested to make an independent appellate review of the film and make our own determination of obscenity vel non.

Our Constitution provides…