Legal Opinion

Riley v. State

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided May 22, 1979No. 1-1078A308PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ROBERTSON, Judge.

Charles M. Riley (Riley) was found guilty in trial by jury on two counts of violation of Ind.Code 35-30-10.1-2 for distribution of obscene matter. 1

Riley appeals, claiming three grounds of error. First, the statute under which he was found guilty was unconstitutional because of vagueness. Second, the trial court erred in refusing to give an instruction tendered by Riley. Third, the verdict was not supported by sufficient evidence.

We affirm.

The facts surrounding the case are that two police officers entered the Century Adult Book Store in Columbus on October 7, 1977, and…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Roth v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
  2. Miller v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  3. Smith v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
  4. Ginsberg v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  5. Mishkin v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1966

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Turner v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1980
  2. Van Sant v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1988
  3. State v. HenryCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 1986
  4. State v. HenryCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 1986

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