Saliba v. State
Indiana Court of Appeals
1Opinion of the Court
SHIELDS, Judge.
Defendant George Saliba (Saliba) appeals his conviction for distribution of obscene matter, a class A misdemeanor under I.C. 85-80-10.1-2-(2) (Burns Code Ed., 1979) re-codified at I.C. 35-49-8-1 (Burns Code Ed., Supp.1984).1 The only issue we address is *1184whether the trial court erred in excluding the results of a public opinion poll 2 on the issue of community standards.
Reversed.
FACTS
Saliba was charged with exhibiting an obscene film in his adult book store in Indianapolis on November 12, 1981. The film which formed the basis for Saliba's conviction depicted three males involved…
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