Legal Opinion
Childs v. Oregon
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 4, 1970No. 24770PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TRASK, Circuit Judge:
The State of Oregon brings this appeal from a judgment of the district court granting a writ of habeas corpus to Harold G. Childs. The court’s opinion is reported at 300 F.Supp. 649 (D.Ore. 1969).
Childs, operator of a cigar store in Portland, Oregon, was convicted at jury trial in the Circuit Court of Multnomah County, Oregon, of disseminating obscene matter in violation of O.R.S. § 167.1511 following his sale of a copy of the paperback book, “Lesbian Roommate”, to a Portland police officer. His conviction was affirmed by the Oregon Supreme Court. State v. Childs, Or.,…
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