Legal Opinion

Playmate Cinema, Inc. v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided May 23, 1980No. 59449PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Sognier, Judge.

Playmate Cinema, Inc. (hereafter Playmate), Arnold Godfrey and David Papineau were convicted in the State Court of Fulton County of selling obscene material, possessing obscene devices for the stimulation of human genital organs and distributing obscene material.

1. In enumerations of error 1 and 2, Playmate contends its conviction and sentence is not authorized under Georgia law and the trial court erred in denying Playmate’s motion for a new trial. We disagree. The state presented evidence which established that the name of the corporation and the Playmate Cinema, where the…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Blockburger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
  2. Stanley v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  3. United States v. Beacon Brass Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1952
  4. Hall v. HopperSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
  5. Sewell v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1977

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. State v. DavisCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1983
  2. Rash v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1993
  3. Roura v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1994
  4. Bohin v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1980
  5. Howard v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1982

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