Legal Opinion

State v. Ramos

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided April 4, 1967No. 52286PublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtBecker, J.

Defendant was charged by county attorney’s information as follows:

“[A]ccuses John Ramos of the crime of Violation of Section 725.5, 1962 Code of Iowa, to-wit: Obscene Literature, committed as follows:
“For that the said John Ramos on or about the 10 day of December, A.D. 1965, in the said County of Pottawattamie and State of Iowa, * * * did sell, offer for sale, and have in his possession with intent to sell, obscene, lewd, indecent, lascivious, or filthy books. All in violation of Section 725.5, 1962 Code of Iowa.”

Section 725.5 reads in pertinent part as follows:

“Obscene literature — articles…

2Cases cited34 opinions

  1. Smith v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
  2. Dennis v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
  3. Lambert v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
  4. State v. SulSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1958
  5. State v. JacksonOregon Supreme Court · 1960

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3Cited by24 opinions

  1. State v. WedelstedtSupreme Court of Iowa · 1973
  2. Iowa National Industrial Loan Co. v. Iowa State Department of RevenueSupreme Court of Iowa · 1974
  3. State v. RitchisonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1974
  4. State v. ConnerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1980
  5. Eggman v. ScurrSupreme Court of Iowa · 1981

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