Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Krasner
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided December 22, 1975No. Appeal, 711PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Hoffman, J.,
Appellant challenges his conviction under §4524 of the Penal Code 1 because §4524 does not specifically define “obscenity” as mandated by Miller v. California, 413 U.S. 15 (1973). 2 Consistent with two cases decided recently by our Court, Commonwealth v. Burak, 232 Pa. Superior Ct. 499, 335 A.2d 820 (1975); Commonwealth v. Winkleman, 230 Pa. Superior Ct. 265, 326 A.2d 496 (1974), which interpreted Miller, we must reverse appellant's conviction.
In 1971, appellant was the owner and operator of an “adult book store” in the Graeme Park Shopping Center, Horsham, Montgomery…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Roth v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Hamling v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Bouie v. City of ColumbiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Paris Adult Theatre I v. SlatonSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- A Book Named "John Cleland's Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure" v. Attorney General of MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Commonwealth v. KrasnerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
- Commonwealth v. MarchSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1975