Michigan v. Bloss
Cases that cite this one
3 later published cases cite this decision.
- Kent County Prosecutor v. Robert Emmett Goodrich Corp. (Mich. Ct. App. 1974)
- State Ex Rel. Wayne Prosecutor v. Diversified Theatrical Corp. (Mich. Ct. App. 1975)
- Llewelyn v. Oakland County Prosecutor's Office (District Court, E.D. Michigan 1975)
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Dissenting Opinion
dissenting.
In these criminal prosecutions for the sale of certain allegedly obscene publications in violation of Mich. Stat. Ann. §28.575 (1), the Supreme Court of Michigan reversed the convictions on the ground that suppression of sexually oriented expression cannot be reconciled with the guarantees of the First Amendment in the absence of evidence that the materials were distributed to juveniles or offensively exposed to unconsenting adults. In recognizing this limitation on state power the Michigan Supreme Court adopted an approach consistent with the one I have urged today. See Paris Adult Theatre I v. Slaton, ante, p. 73. Accordingly, I would dismiss the appeal for want of a substantial federal question, or if the jurisdictional statement be treated as a petition for cer-tiorari, would deny the petition.
Opinion of the Court
Appeal from Sup. Ct. Mich. Judgment vacated and case remanded for further consideration in light of Miller v. California, ante, p. 15; Paris Adult Theatre I v. Slaton, ante, p. 49; Kaplan v. California, ante, p. 115; United States v. 12 200-ft. Reels Film, ante, p. 123; United States v. Orito, ante, p. 139; Heller v. New York, ante, p. 483; Roaden v. Kentucky, ante, p. 496; and Alexander v. Virginia,
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