Legal Opinion
People v. Hausman
New York County Courts
Decided September 4, 1975PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAlbert Orenstein, J.
Defendant appeals from a judgment entered after trial by jury in the City Court of the City of Syracuse. He was found guilty of the crime of obscenity, in violation of subdivision 1 of section 235.05 of the Penal Law, and was sentenced on August 24, 1973, to pay a fine in the sum of $26,878. The charge herein stemmed from exhibition of the film, Deep Throat, in a. local theatre.
Defendant first objects to the procedure by which a copy of the film was obtained for use in the prosecution of this case, claiming that his Fourth and Fifth Amendment rights were thereby violated.
In effect, the film…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Schmerber v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Miller v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Leary v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Marchetti v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Paris Adult Theatre I v. SlatonSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
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