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State v. Modeen

Supreme Court of Ohio
Dec 24, 1986
28 Ohio St. 3d 64 (Ohio 1986)

Opinion

No. 86-1148

Decided December 24, 1986.

Criminal law — Private possession or control of material showing minor participating or engaging in sexual activity — R.C. 2907.323(A)(3).

CERTIFIED by the Court of Appeals for Franklin County.

Ronald J. O'Brien, city attorney, for appellee.

David H. Bodiker, for appellant.


The judgment in this cause (case Nos. 85AP-907 and 85AP-908) has been certified to this court as being in conflict with the judgment of the court in State v. Meadows (Dec. 18, 1985), Hamilton App. No. C-850091, unreported, on the following issue: "Does the First Amendment to the United States Constitution prohibit the state of Ohio from enacting a criminal statute which prohibits the private possession of child pornography?"

Based on State v. Meadows (1986), 28 Ohio St.3d 43, the judgment of the court of appeals is affirmed.

CELEBREZZE, C.J., LOCHER, HOLMES, C. BROWN, DOUGLAS AND WRIGHT, JJ., concur.

SWEENEY, J., not participating.


Summaries of

State v. Modeen

Supreme Court of Ohio
Dec 24, 1986
28 Ohio St. 3d 64 (Ohio 1986)
Case details for

State v. Modeen

Case Details

Full title:THE STATE OF OHIO, APPELLEE, v. MODEEN, APPELLANT

Court:Supreme Court of Ohio

Date published: Dec 24, 1986

Citations

28 Ohio St. 3d 64 (Ohio 1986)
502 N.E.2d 634

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