Legal Opinion
State v. Rabe
Washington Supreme Court
Decided May 6, 1971No. 41365PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMcGovern, J.
This is an appeal from a judgment entered upon the defendant’s conviction of the crime of exhibiting an obscene motion picture film in violation of RCW 9.68.010.
Defendant managed an outdoor drive-in theater in the city of Richland. At the time of his arrest, he was exhibiting the motion picture “Carmen Baby” and had imposed no age restriction upon the paying audience. The picture screen of the outdoor theater was situated in such a way that it faced 12 to 15 adjoining family residences and a portion of a nearby major highway. Pictures upon the screen were thus visible to residents of those…
2Cases cited40 opinions
- Griswold v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Roth v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Prince v. MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Stanley v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Freedman v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
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3Cited by14 opinions
- State v. J-R Distributors, Inc.Washington Supreme Court · 1973
- Rabe v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Eddy v. MooreCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1971
- State v. AdlerCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1976
- Cinema Classics, Ltd. v. BuschDistrict Court, C.D. California · 1972
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