Legal Opinion
Home Box Office, Inc. v. Wilkinson
District Court, D. Utah
Decided January 12, 1982No. Civ. No. C 81-0331JPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
JENKINS, District Judge.
In its 1981 Session, the Utah Legislature enacted a statute which would punish as a criminal any person who “shall knowingly distribute by wire or cable any pornographic or indecent material to its subscribers.” Utah Code Ann. § 76-10-1229(1) (supp. 1981).1 The key terms “pornographic” and *990“indecent” are defined wholly by reference to other statutes.2 Violations of the section are deemed to be class A misdemeanors.3
The statute was to go into effect on May 11, 1981. On May 1, 1981, the plaintiffs commenced this action against the defendant Attorney…
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Home Box Office, Inc. v. WilkinsonDistrict Court, D. Utah · 1982