The judgment should be affirmed. The statute (former Penal Law, § 484-h) deals with the knowing sale of obscene material to minors and defines "knowingly" as having "reason to know" the character and content of material susceptible of examination by defendant (subd. 1, par. [g], cl. [i]). The lurid cover of the magazine "French Follies", the notation "Adults Only", and the price of $1.50 would give ground...
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