St. Louis County v. B.A.P., Inc.

CRANDALL, Judge.

Defendant, B.A.P., Incorporated, appeals from the judgment of conviction, entered pursuant to jury verdicts, of two counts of promoting obscene materials for monetary consideration in violation of a St. Louis County ordinance, section 706.070. The court assessed a fine of $1,000.00 for each count. We affirm.

Viewed in the light most favorable to the verdicts, the evidence established that defendant owned and operated a business located at 11730 West Florissant in unincorporated St. Louis County and known as California Erotic Novelties (hereinafter store). On April 10, 1998, a…