Legal Opinion
Matheny v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama
Decided February 18, 1975No. 3 Div. 295PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DeCARLO, Judge.
Selling obscene matter; six months hard labor and $500. fine.
On July 12, 1973, K. W. Jones, an investigator for the District Attorney’s office, went to Jimmy’s News Stand in Montgomery, Alabama, and purchased from Gerald Matheny, three publications; “Krazy Kittens Number 5”, “Gay Blades” and “Depravity Post”. Appellant was charged in the county court with violation of T. 14, § 374(4), Cumulative Pocket Part, Code of Alabama, 1940, and in November, 1973, an indictment was returned by the Grand Jury of Montgomery County. The indictment contained three separate counts charging…
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