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UNITED STATES v. LIMEHOUSE

No. 513.

285 U.S. 424 (1932)

UNITED STATES v. LIMEHOUSE.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided April 11, 1932.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Claude R. Branch, with whom Solicitor General Thacher, Assistant Attorney General Dodds, and Mr. W. Marvin Smith were on the brief, for the United States.

Messrs. William C. Wolfe and John P. Grace for appellee.

MR. JUSTICE BRANDEIS delivered the opinion of the Court.

Section 211 of the Criminal Code declares unmailable, "every obscene, lewd, or lascivious, and every filthy, book, pamphlet, picture, paper, letter, print, or other publication of an indecent character"; and provides that "whoever shall knowingly deposit, or cause to be deposited for mailing and delivery" any such unmailable matter "shall be fined not more than five thousand dollars, or imprisoned not more than...

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