Legal Opinion
United States v. Sherpix, Inc., United States of America v. Louis K. Sher
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided May 15, 1975No. 74-1382, 74-1383PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge MacKINNON.
MacKINNON, Circuit Judge:
In a five-count indictment filed March 23, 1973, appellants, Sherpix, Inc., and its president Louis K. Sher, and seven codefendants, 1 were charged with violating federal and District of Columbia obscenity laws in connection with the distribution and exhibition of the film “Hot Circuit.” The first trial commenced September 24, 1973, and ended in a mistrial due to a hung jury. At retrial in December 1973, the Government dismissed one count of the indictment which charged unlawful advertising of an obscene film in…
2Cases cited31 opinions
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- Spinelli v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Jones v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Roth v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Miller v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
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3Cited by40 opinions
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- Expert Electric, Inc. v. LevineCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1977
- Walthall v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1980
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