Legal Opinion

United States v. Stagliano

District Court, District of Columbia

Decided August 4, 2010No. Criminal Case 08-93 (RJL)Published

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION

RICHARD J. LEON, District Judge.

The defendants John Stagliano, John Stagliano, Inc., and Evil Angel Productions, Inc., were charged in a seven-count Indictment with violating several federal obscenity statutes. 1 In essence, the gov ernment accused them of distributing in interstate commerce two obscene movies titled “Milk Nymphos” and “Storm Squirters 2 ‘Target Practice’ ” and a movie trailer titled “Fetish Fanatic Chapter 5” that was posted on a website allegedly owned by the defendants. 2 Prior to the trial, the defendants filed a Motion in Limine [# 53] requesting that…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Roth v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
  2. Miller v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  3. Richardson v. MarshSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
  4. United States v. AdamsCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2009
  5. United States v. StaglianoDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2010

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