Ford v. State
Indiana Court of Appeals
1Opinion of the Court
HOFFMAN, Judge.
Defendant-appellant Bruce Wayne Ford was adjudged guilty of distributing obscene matter1 and fined $10,000. His appeal specifies these issues for review:(1) whether the trial court erred in denying his motion to dismiss;(2) whether there was sufficient evidence that the magazine was obscene;(3) whether the Indiana obscenity statute is unconstitutional; and
*252(4) whether the fine was excessive.
The facts surrounding this appeal are not in dispute. On October 16, 1975, Officer Charles Culp purchased a magazine entitled “Juicy Fuck” from Ford at the Pleasure-land Museum in Mishawaka,…
Also in this document: Concurrence.
2Cases cited37 opinions
- New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Roth v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Miller v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Hamling v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- United States v. HarrissSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Coleman v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1980
- Van Sant v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1988
- Austin v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1988
- Porter v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1982
- Peters v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1983
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