Legal Opinion

O'Neal v. United States

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided February 26, 1932No. 4673Published

1Opinion of the CourtSparks, Circuit Judge

(after stating the facts as above).

The errors relied upon are: (1) Overruling the demurrer to count 1 of the indictment; (2) overruling appellants’ motion in arrest of judgment on counts 2, 3, and 4; (3) lack of evidence to support the finding as to each count.

It is contended by appellants that count 1 is defective because Government’s Exhibit No. 1,3 upon which that count is based, is not obscene.

*52Without discussion, it is sufficient to say that the exhibit is obscene as defined by the statute and as interpreted by the following decisions: Swearingen v. United States, 161 U. S. 446, 16 S. Ct.…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Dunlop v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
  2. Swearingen v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
  3. Levinson v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1925
  4. Krotkiewicz v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1927
  5. De Gignac v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1902

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