Legal Opinion
Court v. State
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Decided June 29, 1971No. State 36PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHeffernan, J.
The defendant’s initial objection was raised prior to the completion of the preliminary examination and is raised again on this appeal: That the complaint did not charge a crime because the complaint did not allege that the publications considered as a whole were obscene and that the complaint did not allege the element of scienter. The pertinent part of the amended complaint charged that the defendant:
“. . . did feloniously and intentionally sell and have in his possession for sale obscene or indecent pictures, to-wit: three (3) publications entitled ‘Affair,’ ‘Lasses *688& Glasses’ and…
2Cases cited27 opinions
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- Roth v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Stanley v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Jacobellis v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Smith v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
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3Cited by44 opinions
- Court v. WisconsinSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
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- State v. Princess Cinema of Milwaukee, Inc.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1980
- City of Madison v. NickelWisconsin Supreme Court · 1974
- State Ex Rel. Chobot v. Circuit Court for Milwaukee CountyWisconsin Supreme Court · 1973
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