Legal Opinion

Reyes v. State

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided June 15, 1894PublishedCited by 23 opinions

Writ of error to the Circuit Court for St. Johns ■county. The facts of the case are stated in the opinion of the court.

1Opinion of the Court

Liddon, C. J. :

The plaintiff in error was indicted under sec. 2020 of the Revised Statutes of Florida against improperly-printing, etc., obscene books, pamphlets, papers, etc. The indictment, after omitting the preliminary part thereof, was in the following words: ‘‘That one James Keyes, late of the county of St. Johns, and State of Florida, on the 23rd day of January, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety-four, in the county and State aforesaid, did then and there print, publish and distribute certain printed and written paper containing obscene language and. an…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Quick v. MilliganIndiana Supreme Court · 1886
  2. McNair v. PeopleIllinois Supreme Court · 1878
  3. State v. BrownSupreme Court of Vermont · 1855
  4. Hamilton v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1892
  5. Stevens v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1882

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3Cited by23 opinions

  1. Adams v. CulverSupreme Court of Florida · 1959
  2. Mills v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1909
  3. Smith v. ChaseSupreme Court of Florida · 1925
  4. State v. BarnesSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1961
  5. Finch and Stokes v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1934

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