Fletcher v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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3 state decisions

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1. ““In this subchapter: “(1) ‘Obscene’ means having as a whole a dominant theme that: “(A) appeals to the prurient interest of the average person applying contemporary community standards; “(B) depicts or describes sexual conduct in a patently offensive way; and “(C) lacks serious literary, artistic, political or scientific value. « ‡ ‡ ‡ “(3) ‘Prurient interest’ means an interest in sexual conduct that goes substantially beyond customary limits of candor in description or representation of such conduct.... u * ⅜ ⅜ “(6) ‘Sexual conduct’ means: “(A) any contact between any part of the genitals of one person and the mouth or anus of another person; “(B) any contact between the female sex organ and the male sex organ; “(C) any contact between a person’s mouth or genitals and the anus or genitals of an animal or fowl; or “(D) patently offensive representations of masturbation or excretory functions.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Boyd v. State

2. ““(a) A person commits an offense if, knowing the content of the material: “(1) he sells, commercially distributes, commercially exhibits, or possesses for sale, commercial distribution, or commercial exhibition any obscene material; ...””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Boyd v. State