State v. Berberian

OPINION

BEVILACQUA, Chief Justice.

The defendants, Misak and Sarkis Berbe-rian, both were indicted for violation of G.L. 1956 (1969 Reenactment) § 11-31-1, as amended by P.L. 1979, ch. 406, § 1. Section 11-31-1 provides in part:

“Every person who willfully or knowingly promotes for the purpose of commercial gain within the community any show, motion picture, performance, photograph, book, magazine, or other material which is obscene shall upon conviction be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) or by imprisonment for not more…