Legal Opinion

McNary v. Carlton

Supreme Court of Missouri

Decided September 8, 1975No. 58371PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DONNELLY, Judge.

On February 27, 1973, the Circuit Court of St. Louis County entered its decree, under § 563.285, RSMo 1969, declaring the book “The Happy Hooker” obscene and enjoining appellants from selling or distributing it in the State of Missouri.

Section 563.285, supra, reads in part as follows:

“The circuit courts have jurisdiction to enjoin the publication, sale or distribution of obscene prints, articles and matter, as hereinafter specified: The prosecuting or circuit attorney of any county, the chief executive officer of any city, town or village or the city attorney of any city,…

Also in this document: Concurrence.

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  2. Roth v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
  3. Miller v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  4. Hamling v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  5. Thornhill v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1940

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3Cited by20 opinions

  1. National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. Acusport, Inc.District Court, E.D. New York · 2003
  2. NAACP v. AcuSport, Inc.District Court, E.D. New York · 2003
  3. State v. LuckSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1977
  4. Houston v. HennesseyMissouri Court of Appeals · 1975
  5. City of Chicago v. Festival Theatre Corp.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1980

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