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State v. Lavin

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided February 21, 1973No. 55449PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

UHLENHOPP, Justice.

This appeal involves the validity of the Iowa obscenity statute.

Section 725.5 of the Code, 1971, provides in pertinent part:

Obscene literature — articles for immoral use. Whoever sells, or offers for sale ... or has in his possession with intent to sell . . . any obscene, lewd, indecent, lascivious, or filthy book, pamphlet, paper, drawing, litho graph, engraving, picture, photograph, writing, card, postal card, model, cast, or any instrument or article of indecent or immoral use . . . shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. .

By two informations, the Linn County Attorney charged…

2Cases cited33 opinions

  1. Roth v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
  2. Connally v. General Construction Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1926
  3. Jacobellis v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  4. Smith v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
  5. Perez v. LedesmaSupreme Court of the United States · 1971

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. State v. PilcherSupreme Court of Iowa · 1976
  2. State v. KuenySupreme Court of Iowa · 1974
  3. State v. RitchisonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1974
  4. State v. RobbinsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1977
  5. State v. ThomasSupreme Court of Iowa · 1978

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