Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Polak

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided March 20, 1970No. Appeal, 436PublishedCited by 25 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

Per Curiam,

Clark Polak is the owner of two Philadelphia bookstores, each of which contains several coin-operated devices used in the exhibition of allegedly obscene motion pictures. On May 27, 1969, representatives of the *68Philadelphia police and of the Office of the District Attorney of Philadelphia County visited Polak’s establishments. After viewing portions of the allegedly obscene motion pictures they served Polak with a witness subpoena ordering him to appear at a hearing to be held on June 2, 1969, and with what purported to be a subpoena duces tecum ordering him to bring to the…

2Cited by25 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. DeJohnSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
  2. Commonwealth v. MaguiganSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
  3. In the Matter of ShigonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
  4. In Re Search Warrant B-21778 GartleySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
  5. In Re Search Warrant B-21778Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987

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