Smith v. California
Supreme Court of the United States
1Opinion of the Court 1
361 U.S. 147 (1959)
SMITH
v.
CALIFORNIA.
No. 9.
Supreme Court of United States.
Argued October 20, 1959.
Decided December 14, 1959.
APPEAL FROM THE APPELLATE DEPARTMENT OF THE SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES COUNTY.
Stanley Fleishman and Sam Rosenwein argued the cause and filed a brief for appellant.
Roger Arnebergh argued the cause for appellee. With him on the brief was Philip E. Grey.
A. L. Wirin and Fred Okrand filed a brief for the American Civil Liberties Union, as amicus curiae, urging reversal.
2Opinion of the Court · BrennanJustice Brennan
Appellant, the proprietor of a bookstore, was convicted in a California Municipal Court under…
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