[DOWNLOAD] "Stanley v. Georgia" by Supreme Court of the United States " eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Stanley v. Georgia
- Author : Supreme Court of the United States
- Release Date : January 07, 1969
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 64 KB
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An investigation of appellants alleged bookmaking activities led to the issuance of a search warrant for appellants home. Under authority of this warrant, federal and state agents secured entrance. They found very little evidence of bookmaking activity, but while looking through a desk drawer in an upstairs bedroom, one of the federal agents, accompanied by a state officer, found three reels of eight-millimeter film. Using a projector and screen found in an upstairs living room, they viewed the films. The state officer concluded that they were obscene and seized them. Since a further examination of the bedroom indicated that appellant occupied it, he was charged with possession of obscene matter and placed under arrest. He was later indicted for "knowingly hav[ing] possession of . . . obscene matter" in violation of Georgia law. Appellant