People v. Sequoia Books, Inc.

The defendant, Sequoia Books, Inc., appeals from the judgment of the circuit court of Kendall County entered on a jury verdict finding it guilty of obscenity. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1983, ch. 38, par. 11 — 20(a)(1).) It appeals, raising five issues which we find have been addressed and detided in several recent opinions of this court.

On October 23 and 24, 1984, Ronald Henson, an Oswego village police officer, went to the Denmark Bookstore at 1300 Business 30, Aurora, Kendall County, Illinois. He purchased two magazines entitled “Here’s the Beef” and “Student Bodies” on October 23, and one on…