Legal Opinion
Dunn v. Maryland State Board of Censors
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided October 20, 1965No. [No. 260, September Term, 1965.]PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Hammond, J.,
delivered the majority opinion of the Court. Horney, J., dissents. Dissenting opinion at page 257, infra.
The Maryland State Board of Censors refused to license the motion picture “Lorna” and then, as required by Sec. 19 of Art. 66A of the Code as reenacted by Ch. 598 of the Laws of 1965, applied to the Circuit Court of Baltimore City “* * * for a judicial determination as to whether such film is obscene, or tends to debase or corrupt morals, or incite to crime, within the meaning of Section 6 hereof.” Judge Prendergast viewed the film, and the next day “* * * having determined…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Joseph Burstyn, Inc. v. WilsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
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3Cited by35 opinions
- In Re GianniniCalifornia Supreme Court · 1968
- Sanza v. Maryland State Board of CensorsCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1967
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- Levin v. StateCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1967
- Mangum v. Maryland State Board of CensorsCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1974
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