People v. Price

Mr. JUSTICE THOMAS J. MORAN

delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant was convicted of obscenity under Section 11 — 20(a)(1) of the Criminal Code (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1969, ch. 38, sec. 11 — 20(a)(1)), and fined $1,000.

On June 29, 1971, the State filed a petition seeking a rule upon the defendant to show cause why the showing of the film, “Daughters of Anomaly,” did not constitute probable cause for the offense of obscenity. An attached affidavit alleged that defendant was the manager of the Park Art Cinema; that on June 25, 1971, the affiant viewed the film; that in his opinion, the movie was…