Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Mascolo
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided April 25, 1978PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKeville, J.
This is an appeal by Anthony C. Mascolo (Mascolo) and the United American Theatre Corporation (corporation), from convictions under G. L. c. 272, § 29, for possession of an obscene motion picture film with intent to disseminate. The defendants were found guilty in the Municipal Court of the City of Boston. Mascolo was fined $2,500 and the corporation $2,500. The defendants appealed to the Superior Court for a trial de novo where they were found guilty by a jury. Mascolo was sentenced to one year in a house of correction and the corporation was fined $5,000. The defendants have appealed under…
2Cases cited57 opinions
- Allen v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
- Miller v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Paris Adult Theatre I v. SlatonSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Andresen v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Stanford v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
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3Cited by18 opinions
- People v. DunoyairSupreme Court of Colorado · 1983
- Flynt v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1980
- Commonwealth v. ScanlanMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1980
- Cordero v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1983
- Commonwealth v. BurkeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1978
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