Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Krasner

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided February 2, 1976No. Appeals, Nos. 1470 and 1471PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Watkins, P.J.,

This case involves appeals by the defendants of their convictions for selling obscene literature in violation of the Act of June 24, 1939, P.L. 872, §524; 1957, July 17, P.L. 972, §1; 1959, Oct. 20, P.L. 1329, §1 (18 P.S. §4524). On October 21, 1972, jury verdicts were returned against both defendants on the above charge.

The above section provides:

“(a) Whoever sells, lends, distributes, exhibits, gives away or shows to any person seventeen (17) years of age or older or offers to sell, lend, distribute, exhibit or give away or show, or has in his possession with intent…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Miller v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  2. Commonwealth v. KrasnerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1975

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. HullSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1998
  2. Commonwealth v. ColemanSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1998
  3. Commonwealth v. HullSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1998

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