Legal Opinion
State v. Sappenfield
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided March 31, 1987No. 34A02-8603-CR-74PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RATLIFF, Chief Judge.
STATEMENT OF THE CASE
The State of Indiana appeals the dismissal of two informations charging the Sap-penfields with violation of Indiana Code section 35-45-6-2, Indiana's RICO statute. We reverse.
FACTS
As a result of an investigation into adult bookstores in Howard County, law enforcement officers purchased several magazines at two stores allegedly owned or operated by Ronald and Connie Sappenfield. The magazines contained graphic photographs of heterosexual and homosexual activity. The Sappenfields were charged with violating Indiana's obscenity statute, Indiana Code…
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