Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. 707 Main Corp.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided November 23, 1976PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHennessey, C.J.
A judge of the District Court of Fitchburg, in August, 1974, found the defendant guilty on two complaints charging violations of G. L. c. 272, § 29, the criminal obscenity statute. The complaints were issued for violations which allegedly occurred on July 5, 1974, and on July 11, 1974. They involved the same subject matter, the motion picture film entitled “Deep Throat.” The defendant appealed the convictions to the Superior Court.
On December 17, 1974, a jury trial on both complaints commenced in the Superior Court. The defendant filed as to both complaints motions to dismiss which were…
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