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State v. Reilly Enterprises, Inc.

Supreme Court of Florida
May 1, 1974
298 So. 2d 405 (Fla. 1974)

Opinion

No. 44539.

May 1, 1974.

Certified Question of Law from the County Court, in and for Broward County; B. Paul Pettie, Jr., Judge.

Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., and Raymond L. Marky, Asst. Atty. Gen., for petitioner.

Tobias Simon and Elizabeth J. duFresne, Miami, for respondent.


This case is before us upon the same general certified questions involving the new Florida obscenity statute Ch. 73-120 as affected by Miller v. California, 413 U.S. 15, 93 S.Ct. 2607, 37 L.Ed.2d 419 (1973) and Paris Adult Theatre I v. Slaton, 413 U.S. 49, 93 S.Ct. 2628, 37 L.Ed.2d 446 (1973), as are involved in the similar case of State v. Aiuppa, 298 So.2d 391 (Fla. 1974), decided this date.

The certified questions herein are answered in the same manner as set forth in Aiuppa and this reference thereto shall constitute the answers to said certified questions. We similarly uphold the constitutionality vel non of Ch. 73-120.

It is so ordered.

ROBERTS, BOYD, McCAIN and CARLTON (Retired), JJ., concur.

ADKINS, C.J. and ERVIN, J., dissent.


Summaries of

State v. Reilly Enterprises, Inc.

Supreme Court of Florida
May 1, 1974
298 So. 2d 405 (Fla. 1974)
Case details for

State v. Reilly Enterprises, Inc.

Case Details

Full title:STATE OF FLORIDA, PETITIONER, v. REILLY ENTERPRISES, INC., A FLORIDA…

Court:Supreme Court of Florida

Date published: May 1, 1974

Citations

298 So. 2d 405 (Fla. 1974)

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