Legal Opinion
People v. Hobbs
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided May 8, 1978No. 77-50, 77-64, 77-65, 77-111 consPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Boyle
The defendants, George Robert Hobbs, Shawnee L. Elmore, Michael G. Milazzo, and Jacqueline D. Davis, were convicted of obscenity in Winnebago County following jury trials, pursuant to the showing of films at two adult bookstores in Rockford, Illinois, on February 27,1976. Each defendant was sentenced to 90 days in jail and fined $1,000 on his or her conviction.
The defendants’ cases have been consolidated on appeal, and four issues are presented for review: (1) Whether the searches and seizures conducted at these two bookstores were constitutionally permissible; (2) Whether section 11 — 20 of…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Miller v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- People v. PerruquetIllinois Supreme Court · 1977
- People v. PickettIllinois Supreme Court · 1973
- Heller v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- People v. JenkinsIllinois Supreme Court · 1977
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3Cited by8 opinions
- United States v. LambDistrict Court, N.D. New York · 1996
- People v. HartAppellate Court of Illinois · 1981
- People v. Sequoia Books, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1986
- People v. HallAppellate Court of Illinois · 1986
- People v. PatroffAppellate Court of Illinois · 1986
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