Legal Opinion
Price v. Commonwealth
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided June 12, 1972No. Record 7880PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCochran, J.
Bobby A. Price, manager of the North Theatre in Danville, was indicted for exhibiting an obscene motion picture, “Anomalies”, in violation of Va. Code Ann. § 18.1-230 (Cum. Supp. 1971) 1 . He was tried by a jury which found him guilty and fixed his punishment at confinement in jail for 12 months and payment of a fine of $1000. We granted Price a writ of error to the judgment entered on the verdict.
In late December and early January, 1971, the film was shown in Danville. It was advertised as X-rated (restricted to adult audiences), and a security guard was employed by the management to prevent…
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