Legal Opinion
State v. Settle
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided December 21, 1959No. C. Q. No. 636PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFrost, J.
This is an indictment charging the defendant with selling to a person under the age of eighteen years a certain book which is obscene, lewd, lascivious and indecent. The case is before us under the .provisions of general laws 1956, §9-24-27, on a certification by the superior court wherein the following questions involving the constitutionality of §11-31-10 have been raised.
“Is Title 11, Chapter 31, Section 10, of the General Laws of Rhode Island, 1956, unconstitutional because it abridges the rights of the defendant to due process of law, freedom of speech, and freedom of the press, contrary…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Winters v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Joseph Burstyn, Inc. v. WilsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
- Butler v. MichiganSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
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