Legal Opinion
City of Chicago v. Allen
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided February 6, 1975No. 57404PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE McGLOON
delivered the opinion of the court:
The defendants in the 26 consolidated cases were charged with the sale of allegedly obscene printed matter in violation of the Chicago Obscenity Ordinance (Municipal Code of the City of Chicago, ch. 192, par. 192 — 9). After a bench trial, the circuit court of Cook County found all the defendants not guilty, holding that the material was constitutionally protected. The City of Chicago appeals the ruling, such an appeal being permitted since a violation of the ordinance in question is punishable only by fine. City of Crystal Lake…
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