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obscenity warrant — focus searchingly standard

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From 392 U.S. 636 - Lee Art Theatre, Inc. v. Virginia · 1968Most cited · 388 citing opinions

A seizure of allegedly obscene materials on the authority of a warrant 'issued on the strength of the conclusory assertions of a single police officer, without any scrutiny by the judge of any materials considered * * * obscene' is unconstitutional; the procedure must be 'designed to focus searchingly on the question of obscenity' and must reflect 'necessary sensitivity to freedom of expression.