State v. Warth

Ohio Supreme Court

State v. Warth

173 Ohio St. (N.S.) 15

CourtOhio Supreme Court

DecidedJanuary 17, 1962

DocketNo. 36964

StatusPublished

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State v. Warth, 173 Ohio St. (N.S.) 15 (Ohio 1962).

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Per Curiam.

Section 2905.342, Revised Code, making it [16]*16a misdemeanor to have in one’s possession an obscene motion picture film, without reference to knowledge or scienter on the part of an accused, is unconstitutional. City of Cincinnati v. Marshall, 172 Ohio St., 280; Smith v. California, 361 U. S., 147.

The judgment of the Court of Appeals is reversed.

Judgment reversed.

Zimmerman, acting C. J., Radcliff, Taft, Matthias, Bell and Herbert, JJ., concur. Zimmerman, J., sitting in the place and stead of Weygandt, C. J. Radcliff, J., of the Fourth Appellate District, sitting by designation in the place and stead of Zimmerman, J.

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Per Curiam.

Section 2905.342, Revised Code, making it [16]*16a misdemeanor to have in one’s possession an obscene motion picture film, without reference to knowledge or scienter on the part of an accused, is unconstitutional. City of Cincinnati v. Marshall, 172 Ohio St., 280; Smith v. California, 361 U. S., 147.

The judgment of the Court of Appeals is reversed.

Judgment reversed.

Zimmerman, acting C. J., Radcliff, Taft, Matthias, Bell and Herbert, JJ., concur. Zimmerman, J., sitting in the place and stead of Weygandt, C. J. Radcliff, J., of the Fourth Appellate District, sitting by designation in the place and stead of Zimmerman, J.

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