Legal Opinion
State v. Midwest Pride IV, Inc.
Ohio Court of Appeals
Decided December 28, 1998No. Case No. CA97-09-025PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
William W. Young, Presiding Judge.
Defendant-appellant, Midwest Pride IV, Inc., d.b.a. The Lion’s Den Adult Bookstore, appeals its convictions in the Fayette County Court of Common Pleas on two separate counts of pandering obscenity. Appellant raises five assign ments of error. For the reasons set forth herein, the trial court’s decision is affirmed.
FACTUAL BACKGROUND
On December 21, 1995, Randy Bliss, a Ross County Deputy Sheriff, entered The Lion’s Den at the intersection of 1-71 and S.R. 35 in Fayette County. Bliss selected one four-hour adult video entitled “Rammin’ and Crammin’ ” for…
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- State v. SageOhio Supreme Court · 1987
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