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SMITH v. UNITED STATES

No. 75-1439.

431 U.S. 291 (1977)

SMITH v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 23, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Tefft W. Smith argued the cause and filed briefs for petitioner.

Howard E. Shapiro argued the cause for the United States. On the brief were Solicitor General Bork, Assistant Attorney General Thornburgh, and Jerome M. Feit.*

MR. JUSTICE BLACKMUN delivered the opinion of the Court.

In Miller v. California, 413 U.S. 15 (1973), this Court rejected a plea for a uniform national standard as to what appeals to the prurient interest and as to what is patently offensive; the Court held, instead, that these essentially were questions of fact to be measured by contemporary standards of the community. Id...

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