Legal Opinion
United States v. Gower
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided September 25, 1970No. Crim. 9-70PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
GASCH, District Judge.
The defendant is charged with violation of 22 D.C.Code § 2001(a) (1) (A); § 2001(a) (1) (E) which make it a crime to knowingly sell or possess with intent to sell obscene material.
The defendant made a pretrial motion to dismiss on the grounds that: (1) He was denied a prior adversary hearing to determine whether the materials which are the subject of the charge were obscene; (2) The practices of the Morals Division of the Metropolitan Police Department in enforcing the applicable provisions of the District of Columbia Code are irrational and without any basis…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Roth v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Stanley v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Jacobellis v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- A Book Named "John Cleland's Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure" v. Attorney General of MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Joseph Burstyn, Inc. v. WilsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
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3Cited by12 opinions
- United States v. Herman L. Womack, United States of America v. Potomac News CompanyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1975
- Commonwealth v. LaLONDESupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1972
- United States v. BrownDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1971
- United States v. Thomas E. GowerCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1974
- Lakin v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1976
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