SANDQUIST v. CALIFORNIA, 423 U.S. 900 (1975)
U.S. Supreme Court
SANDQUIST v. CALIFORNIA , 423 U.S. 900 (1975)423 U.S. 900
Gloria Belia SANDQUIST
v.
State of CALIFORNIA.
No. 74-1430.
Supreme Court of the United States
October 14, 1975
On petition for writ of certiorari to the Appellate Department of the Superior Court of California for the County of Los Angeles.
The petition for a writ of certiorari is denied.
Mr. Justice DOUGLAS, being of the view, stated in his previous opinions2 and those of Mr. Justice Black,3
that any state or federal ban on, or regulation of, obscenity abridges freedom of speech and of the press contrary to the First and Fourteenth Amendments, would grant certiorari and summarily reverse.
Mr. Justice BRENNAN, with whom Mr. Justice STEWART and Mr. Justice MARSHALL join, dissenting.
Petitioner was convicted in the Municipal Court of Los Angeles of exhibiting allegedly obscene motion pictures in violation of California Penal Code 311.2, which provides in pertinent part as follows:
As used in 311.2,
On appeal, the Appellate Department of the Superior Court of California for the County of Los Angeles affirmed the conviction. Certification to the Court of Appeal was sought and denied.
It is my view that 'at least in the absence of distribution to
juveniles or obtrusive exposure to unconsenting adults, the First
and Fourteenth Amendments prohibit the State and Federal
Governments from attempting wholly to suppress sexually oriented
materials on the basis of their allegedly 'obscene' contents.'
Paris Adult [423 U.S.
900 , 902]
U.S. Supreme Court
SANDQUIST v. CALIFORNIA , 423 U.S. 900 (1975) 423 U.S. 900 Gloria Belia SANDQUISTv.
State of CALIFORNIA.
No. 74-1430. Supreme Court of the United States October 14, 1975 On petition for writ of certiorari to the Appellate Department of the Superior Court of California for the County of Los Angeles. The petition for a writ of certiorari is denied. Mr. Justice DOUGLAS, being of the view, stated in his previous opinions2 and those of Mr. Justice Black,3 Page 423 U.S. 900 , 901 that any state or federal ban on, or regulation of, obscenity abridges freedom of speech and of the press contrary to the First and Fourteenth Amendments, would grant certiorari and summarily reverse. Mr. Justice BRENNAN, with whom Mr. Justice STEWART and Mr. Justice MARSHALL join, dissenting. Petitioner was convicted in the Municipal Court of Los Angeles of exhibiting allegedly obscene motion pictures in violation of California Penal Code 311.2, which provides in pertinent part as follows: