Supreme Court of the United States, 1976

Baranov v. United States

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided November 8, 1976 · Brennan, Marshall, Stewart, Whom

429 U.S. 944; 97 S. Ct. 366 (United States Reports)

Opinion of the Court

C. A. 4th Cir. Certiorari denied.

Dissenting Opinion

Mr. Justice Brennan, with whom Mr. Justice Stewart and Mr. Justice Marshall join,

dissenting.

Petitioners were convicted of mailing obscene materials in violation of 18 U. S. C. § 1461. I adhere to the view that this statute is “ 'clearly overbroad and unconstitutional on its face.’ ” See, e. g., Millican v. United States, 418 U. S. 947, 948 (1974) (Brennan, J., dissenting), quoting United States *945v. Orito, 413 U. S. 139, 148 (1973) (Brennan, J., dissenting). I therefore would grant certiorari and reverse.

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