Legal Opinion
State v. Carlson
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided November 5, 1971No. 42278, 42279PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Nelson, Justice.
Criminal proceedings for violation of Minn. St. 617.241 were brought against defendant-appellants, Robert Carlson and S. Peter Getman, by the State of Minnesota in the municipal court of Duluth. A jury found defendants guilty on 29 of 33 counts charging the distribution of obscene materials and the court sentenced each defendant to a maximum fine of $100 on each of the 29 counts on which he was convicted, or $2,900. Defendants obtained writs of prohibition to stay imposition of the fines and appealed to this court from the judgments of conviction.
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2Cases cited22 opinions
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3Cited by25 opinions
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