Legal Opinion
State v. Great American Theatre Co.
Supreme Court of Kansas
Decided April 5, 1980No. 50,901PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Herd, J.:
This appeal is taken upon a question reserved by the State, pursuant to K.S.A. 1978 Supp. 22-3602(i?)(3). At trial, a jury was called upon to determine whether the film “French Blue” and the cartoon “Sine” were obscene, pursuant to K.S.A. 1978 Supp. 21-4301(2)(o). The jury found the defendant guilty of promoting obscenity as to the cartoon and was unable to reach a verdict regarding the film. The State later dismissed charges regarding the film.
The question before this court involves the instructions given at trial. The definition of obscene,…
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