U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1961

Bernard W. Lancaster v. United States

U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · Decided June 15, 1961 · Miller, Edgerton, Burger

293 F.2d 519; 110 U.S. App. D.C. 331; 1961 U.S. App. LEXIS 4200 (Federal Reporter, Second Series)

Counsel

Mr. Maurice R. Weeks, Washington, D. C., for appellant., Mr. Nathan J. Paulson, Asst. U. S. Atty., with whom Messrs. Oliver Gasch, U. S. Atty. at the time the brief was filed, and Carl W. Belcher, Asst. U. S. Atty. at the time the brief was filed, were on the brief, for appellee. Messrs. David C. Acheson, now U. S. Atty., and Donald S. Smith, Asst. U. S. Atty., also entered appearances for appellee.

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People v. Latimore (Ill. App. Ct. 1975)
People v. Hinton (N.Y. 1972)

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Opinion

PER CURIAM.

Appellant was convicted of violating the Mann Act, 18 U.S.C. § 2421, and possessing obscene pictures with intent to exhibit them. D.C.Code (1951) § 22-2001. When an alleged obscene film was shown in court, the public except newspaper reporters were excluded. There was other evidence. Appellant’s right to a public trial was not denied. Gillars v. United States, 87 U.S.App.D.C. 16, 31, 182 F.2d 962, 977; Iva Ikuko Toguri D’Aguino v. United States, 9 Cir., 192 F.2d 338, 365, certiorari denied, 343 U.S. 935, 72 S.Ct. 772, 96 L.Ed. 1343, rehearing denied, 345 U.S. 931, 72 S.Ct. 1053, 96 L.Ed. 1358.

Affirmed.

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