Burnstein Ex Rel. Burnstein v. Jennings

On December 9, 1930, Joe B. Tye, as county attorney of Marshall county, Iowa, caused to be filed in the district court of Marshall county, Iowa, a county attorney’s information in which Herman Burnstein was accused of having possession of and of selling obscene literature. On the same day Herman Burnstein appeared in open court and by his attorney entered a plea of guilty to the information. Time was waived and the court pronounced sentence as follows:

“The Defendant Herman Burnstein is adjudged guilty of the crime of having in his possession and selling obscene literature as charged in the…