LEE ART THEATRE v. VIRGINIA

No. 997.

392 U.S. 636 (1968)

LEE ART THEATRE, INC. v. VIRGINIA.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 17, 1968.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Plato Cacheris for petitioner.

James B. Wilkinson for respondent.


PER CURIAM.

The petition for a writ of certiorari is granted. Petitioner, operator of a motion picture theatre in Richmond, Virginia, was convicted in the Hustings Court of Richmond of possessing and exhibiting lewd and obscene motion pictures in violation of Title 18.1-228 of the Code of Virginia. The Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia refused a writ of error.

The films in question were admitted in evidence over objection that they had been unconstitutionally...

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