Legal Opinion
District Attorney for the Northern District v. Three Way Theatres Corp.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided November 23, 1976PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHennessey, C.J.
Three civil cases commenced pursuant to G. L. c. 272, § 30, in different counties, were consolidated and tried before a judge in the Superior Court, Middlesex County. The plaintiffs, district attorneys, each alleged that a corporate defendant was exhibiting obscene motion pictures and requested injunctive relief. The trial judge viewed the films alleged to be obscene and heard expert testimony offered by the plaintiffs and the defendants. In response to the defendants’ claims for a jury trial, he ruled that injunctive proceedings under G. L. c. 272, S 30, did not entitle either party to a…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Miller v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Hamling v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Freedman v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Paris Adult Theatre I v. SlatonSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Jenkins v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Commonwealth v. TrainorMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1978
- Bunker Hill Distributing, Inc. v. District AttorneyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1978
- Commonwealth v. United Books, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1983
- Commonwealth v. MascoloMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1978
- New Palm Gardens, Inc. v. Alcoholic Beverages Control CommissionMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1981
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