Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Bond
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided January 31, 1986No. 03505PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*344CAVANAUGH, Judge:
Jeanette Bobi Bond was convicted of violating the Pennsylvania obscenity law, 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 5903. She now appeals to this court raising the following questions:
1. Did the trial of the appellant commence more than 180 days from the date the Complaint was filed against the appellant in violation of Pennsylvania Rule of Criminal Procedure No. 1100?
2. Is 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 5903, which prohibits the sale of obscene material unconstitutionally vague and over-broad in that it defines obscene material to include protected speech?
3. Was the Complaint issued without probable cause and…
2Cases cited36 opinions
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- Hamling v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- McCray v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Heller v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
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3Cited by21 opinions
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