Legal Opinion
United States v. Pryba
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided November 3, 1987No. Crim. 87-00208-APublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
ELLIS, District Judge.'
Introduction
This twelve count RICO-obscenity prosecution is the latest chapter in the continuing First Amendment-pornography saga. 1 The new twist here is the use of RICO, 2 indeed apparently the first federal prosecu-torial use of RICO against purveyors of allegedly obscene materials. 3 Until 1984, federal prosecutors targetting smut had an arsenal limited chiefly to 18 U.S.C. §§ 1461 et seq. Then, in 1984, Congress expanded RICO to cover obscene materials. It did so based on a concern that organized crime was contributing to and profiting from an…
2Cases cited51 opinions
- Solem v. HelmSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Sedima, S. P. R. L. v. Imrex Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Roth v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Miller v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Hamling v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Osterberg v. PecaTexas Supreme Court · 2000
- Fort Wayne Books, Inc. v. IndianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- American Library Association, Appellants/cross-Appellees v. William P. Barr, Attorney General of the United States, Appellees/cross-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1992
- United States v. PrybaCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1990
- Vollette v. WatsonDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 2013
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