Legal Opinion
Robinson v. City of Birmingham
Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama
Decided October 4, 1977No. 6 Div. 363PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEIGH M. CLARK, Supernumerary Circuit Judge.
Appellant was convicted of knowingly and unlawfully exhibiting an obscene motion picture film entitled “Referral Service,” which portrayed “Actual act, or acts of sexual intercourse, cunnilingus, fellatio, homosexuality between females, contrary to and in violation of Ordinance No. 67-2, Section -3 of the City of Birmingham, Alabama.” A jury fixed his punishment at a fine of $150.00, to which the court added a term of hard labor for ninety days.
The evidence, consisting chiefly of the testimony of one witness, Officer David Luker, shows that…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Yick Wo v. HopkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Johnson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Miller v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Snowden v. HughesSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Giordenello v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Tidmore v. City of BirminghamCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1977
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- Robinson v. City of BirminghamSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
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