Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Baird
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided May 1, 1969PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWilkins, C.J.
These are two indictments charging violations of G. L. c. 272, § 21, one (No. 29,688) for unlawfully giving away a certain medicine and article for the prevention of conception, the other (No. 29,689) for unlawfully exhibiting certain articles for the prevention of conception, both being not in accordance with G. L. c. 272, § 21A. The evidence shows that these acts occurred during, and incidental to, a lecture to students in an auditorium of an educational institution. The case, along with two motions to dismiss based on constitutional grounds, was heard by a judge of the Superior Court…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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- United States v. O'BrienSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Roth v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
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- Whitney v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1927
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3Cited by29 opinions
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