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Lee Art Theatre, Inc. v. Virginia, 392 U.S. 636 (1968)
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Lee Art Theatre, Inc. v. Virginia, 392 U.S. 636 (1968)
Lee Art Theatre, Inc. v. Virginia No. 997 Decided June 17, 1968 392 U.S. 636
ON PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO
THE SUPREME COURT OF APPEALS OF VIRGINIA
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Admission in evidence of allegedly obscene motion picture films seized under the authority of a warrant issued by a justice of the peace on a police officer’s affidavit giving the films’ titles, and stating that he had determined from personal observation of the films and of the theatre’s billboard that they were obscene, was erroneous, as the issuance of the warrant without the justice of the peace’s inquiry into the factual basis for the officer’s conclusions fell short of constitutional requirements demanding necessary sensitivity to freedom of expression.
Certiorari granted; judgment reversed and remanded.
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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Lee Art Theatre, Inc. v. Virginia, 392 U.S. 636 (1968) in 392 U.S. 636 Original Sources, accessed November 24, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=448RRUPF3TM9QUG.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Lee Art Theatre, Inc. v. Virginia, 392 U.S. 636 (1968), in 392 U.S. 636, Original Sources. 24 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=448RRUPF3TM9QUG.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Lee Art Theatre, Inc. v. Virginia, 392 U.S. 636 (1968). cited in 1968, 392 U.S. 636. Original Sources, retrieved 24 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=448RRUPF3TM9QUG.
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