Legal Opinion
State v. A Motion Picture Entitled "The Bet"
Supreme Court of Kansas
Decided March 6, 1976No. 47,817PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Fbomme, J.:
Two actions were brought by the state of Kansas on the relation of the district attorney to enjoin the public showing of obscene films, to abate the films and other personal property used in promoting obscenity, to obtain an order padlocking the theater where the films had been exhibited, and to allow a reasonable attorney fee and court costs. The first action was based on the public showing of four films, viz., “The Bet”, “Flossie”, “The King”, and “The Fashion Jungle”. The second action concerned the public showing of two films, viz., “The…
2Cases cited41 opinions
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- Freedman v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Paris Adult Theatre I v. SlatonSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
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3Cited by25 opinions
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