Sharp v. Texas

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided January 7, 1974

Supreme Court of the United States · decided 1974-01-07

Relies on Miller v. California · Paris Adult Theatre I v. Slaton · United States v. 12 200-Ft. Reels of Super 8MM. Film

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Decided 1974-01-07

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Cited by 18 later decisions — most recently August 2003

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¶1Appeal from Ct. Crim. App. Tex. Judgment vacated and case remanded for further consideration in light of Miller v. California, 413 U. S. 15 (1973); Paris Adult Theatre I v. Slaton, 413 U. S. 49 (1973); Kaplan v. California, 413 U. S. 115 (1973); United States v. 12 200-Ft. Reels of Film, 413 U. S. 123 (1973); United States v. Orito, 413 U. S. 139 (1973); Heller v. New York, 413 U. S. 483 (1973); Roaden v. Kentucky, 413 U. S. 496 (1973); and Alexander v. Virginia, 413 U. S. 836 (1973).

Mr. Justice *1119Douglas, being of the view that state obscenity regulation is prohibited by the Fourteenth and First Amendments (see Paris Adult Theatre I v. Slaton, 413 U. S. 49, 70 (Douglas, J., dissenting)), would grant certiorari and reverse the judgment of conviction.