Legal Opinion
State v. Hoelscher
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided November 10, 1972No. Nos. 43238, 43239, 43241, 43242, 43243PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Todd, Justice.
Defendants appeal from convictions in the Ramsey County District Court following a trial de novo on appeal from convictions in the St. Paul Municipal Court on charges of selling obscene books and displaying obscene movie films in violation of St. Paul Legislative Code, § 476.01. The fact of sale and the knowledge of defendants as to the contents of the merchandise involved are not disputed. The only issue presented to this court is whether the materials in question are obscene in a constitutional sense. We affirm those convictions which are based on evidentiary materials before…
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3Cited by10 opinions
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