St. Louis County v. Glore

SMITH, Judge.

St. Louis County appeals from an order of the trial court sustaining motions to dismiss informations against four defendants. The parties have stipulated that the cases present the same legal issues for our determination. We reverse and remand.

Each defendant was charged with violating Sec. 706.070 of the St. Louis County Revised Ordinances in that they knowingly promoted obscene material by selling such material to police officers. Sec. 706.070 makes it unlawful “for any person for monetary consideration to knowingly promote any obscene material or to advertise, give notice or…