Legal Opinion

Sewell v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided February 23, 1977No. 31875PublishedCited by 70 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Nichols, Chief Justice.

Appellant is the operator of an adult book store located in Fulton County. He was arrested after selling a magazine called Hot and Sultry and an artificial vagina to a law enforcement officer. At tbe time of his arrest several other artificial sexual devices on display were seized. He was tried and convicted of violating Code Ann. § 26-2101 (c), which provides: "Additionally, any device designed or marketed as useful primarily for the stimulation of human genital organs is obscene material under this section.”

1. The first enumeration of error contends the above-quoted…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Hamling v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  2. State v. SwiftSupreme Court of Georgia · 1974
  3. Dyke v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1974
  4. Brisendine v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1973

3Cited by70 opinions

  1. Red Bluff Drive-In, Inc. v. VanceCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
  2. Yorko v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
  3. Abilene Retail 30, Inc. v. BOARD OF COM'RS. DICKINSON CTY.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2007
  4. State v. BrenanSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2000
  5. Wood v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1977

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