KUTLER v. U.S., 423 U.S. 959 (1975)
U.S. Supreme Court
KUTLER v. U.S. , 423 U.S. 959 (1975)423 U.S. 959
Michael KUTLER
v.
UNITED STATES.
No. 75-236.
Supreme Court of the United States
November 11, 1975
Rehearing Denied Dec. 15, 1975.
See 423 U.S. 1039.
On petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
The petition for a writ of certiorari is denied.
Mr. Justice BRENNAN, with whom Mr. Justice STEWART and Mr. Justice MARSHALL concur, dissenting.
Petitioner was convicted in the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania of shipping obscene films by common carrier in interstate commerce in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1462, and of conspiracy to violate 1462 and to transport the films in interstate commerce for the purpose of sale or distribution in violation of 18 U.S.C . 1465. 18 U.S.C. 1462 provides in pertinent part:
pamphlet, picture, motionpicture film, paper, letter, writing, print, or other matter of indecent character; . . .
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The Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit affirmed the convictions.
I adhere to my dissent in United States v. Orito, 413 U.S. 139, 147 (1973), in which, speaking of 18 U.S.C. 1462, I expressed the view that '[w]hatever the extent of the Federal Government's power to bar the distribution of allegedly obscene material to juveniles or the offensive exposure of such material to unconsenting adults, the statute before us is clearly overbroad and unconstitutional on its face.' Id., at 147-148. For the reasons stated in my dissent in Miller v. California, 413 U.S. 15, 47d 419 (1973), I would therefore grant certiorari, and, since the judgment of the Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit was rendered after Orito, reverse. [Footnote 1]
In that circumstance, I have no occasion to consider whether the other questions presented merit plenary review. See Heller v. New York, 413 U.S. 483, 494 (1973) (Brennan, J., dissenting).
FootnotesFootnote 2 United States v. 12 200-Ft. Reels of Film, 413 U.S. 123, 130-138 (1973); Ginzburg v. United States, 383 U.S. 463, 491-492 (1966); Roth v. United States, 354 U.S. 476, 508-514 (1957).
Footnote 3 Ginzburg v. United States, 383 U.S. 463, 476, 16 L. Ed. 2d 31 (1966).
Footnote 1 Although four of us would grant and reverse, the Justices who join this opinion do not insist that the case be decided on the merits.
U.S. Supreme Court
KUTLER v. U.S. , 423 U.S. 959 (1975) 423 U.S. 959 Michael KUTLERv.
UNITED STATES.
No. 75-236. Supreme Court of the United States November 11, 1975 Rehearing Denied Dec. 15, 1975. See 423 U.S. 1039. On petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. The petition for a writ of certiorari is denied. Mr. Justice BRENNAN, with whom Mr. Justice STEWART and Mr. Justice MARSHALL concur, dissenting. Petitioner was convicted in the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania of shipping obscene films by common carrier in interstate commerce in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1462, and of conspiracy to violate 1462 and to transport the films in interstate commerce for the purpose of sale or distribution in violation of 18 U.S.C . 1465. 18 U.S.C. 1462 provides in pertinent part:
