Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Palladino
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided June 25, 1970PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSpalding, J.
The defendant was tried on six complaints charging violations of G. L. c. 272, § 28A (as appearing in St. 1959, c. 492, § 2), 1 for the sale, and possession with intent to sell, of certain magazines and a film alleged to be obscene. The cases were heard by a judge who found the defendant guilty on all complaints and sentences were imposed. The cases come here on exceptions.
There was evidence of the following. The defendant owned and operated the 200 Book Club, Inc. on Washington Street in Boston. A police officer on October 14, 1968, purchased the magazines “Les,” and “Exciting,” and on…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Smith v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Thompson v. City of LouisvilleSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Ginzburg v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Redrup v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- United States v. CarllSupreme Court of the United States · 1882
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3Cited by37 opinions
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