Legal Opinion
United States v. Central Magazine Sales, Ltd.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided February 16, 1967No. 10600PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAYNSWORTH, Chief Judge:
The question for decision is the propriety of the seizure and destruction, under a judicial decree, of magazines containing collections of pictures of undressed men and women. The claimant, which sought to import the magazines into this country, has appealed, contesting the constitutionality of the governing statute, 19 U.S.C.A. § 1305, and the finding of obscenity. We affirm.
On February 3, 1966, 3600 copies of Revue International, Vol. 6, were landed in Baltimore from Denmark. On the same day 1000 copies of International Nudist Sun, Vol. 16, were landed in the same…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- A Book Named "John Cleland's Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure" v. Attorney General of MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Ginzburg v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Mishkin v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- United States v. Potomac News Co., of 56 Cartons Containing 19,500 Copies of a Magazine Entitled "Hellenic Sun,"Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1967
3Cited by21 opinions
- People v. NoroffCalifornia Supreme Court · 1967
- Sovereign News Co. v. FalkeDistrict Court, N.D. Ohio · 1977
- United States v. CuttingCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1976
- City of Chicago v. GeraciIllinois Supreme Court · 1970
- City of Youngstown v. DeloretoOhio Court of Appeals · 1969
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