Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Chobot v. Circuit Court for Milwaukee County
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Decided December 10, 1973No. State 179PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHallows, C. J.
Chobot contends: (1) That sec. 944.21 (1) (a), Stats., is unconstitutionally vague under Miller v. California and companion cases 1 as written and as *358heretofore construed by this court; (2) that to.meet the standards of definiteness, this court may not reconstrue the section so that it contains the test of obscenity formulated in Miller; and (3) even if this court re-construes the section, such construction cannot be retroactively applied to his prior acts.
There is no definition of “obscenity” in sec. 944.21 (1) (a), Stats., which provides:
“Lewd, obscene or indecent matter, pictures and…
2Cases cited45 opinions
- Younger v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Roth v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Dombrowski v. PfisterSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Bouie v. City of ColumbiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Lanzetta v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 1939
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3Cited by48 opinions
- State Ex Rel. Strykowski v. WilkieWisconsin Supreme Court · 1978
- State v. HartSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1975
- State v. PetroneWisconsin Supreme Court · 1991
- State v. Princess Cinema of Milwaukee, Inc.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1980
- Commonwealth v. MacDonaldSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
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