PEOPLE v. RIDENS

No. 43974, 44449 cons.

51 Ill.2d 410 (1972)

282 N.E.2d 691

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. FRANK C. RIDENS et al., Appellants. — THE CITY OF MOLINE, Appellee, v. LARRY WALKER, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing denied May 25, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

DONALD M. RENO, Jr. of RENO, O'BYRNE & KEPLEY, of Champaign (ANGELO P. BRUSCATO and STANLEY J. LIPCZYNSKI, of counsel), for appellants.

WILLIAM J. SCOTT, Attorney General, of Springfield, and PHILIP G. REINHARD, State's Attorney, of Rockford (THOMAS J. IMMEL and FRED G. LEACH, Assistant Attorneys General, and GERALD W. LaFAYETTE, Assistant State's Attorney, of counsel), for the People.

JOHN DONALD O'SHEA, Corporation Counsel, of East Moline, for appellee City of Moline.


Judgments affirmed.

MR. JUSTICE DAVIS delivered the opinion of the court:

The appeals of Frank C. Ridens and Marilyn Keckler, a/k/a Norma Keckler from the judgments of the circuit court of Winnebago County and of Larry Walker from the judgment of the circuit court of Rock Island County, have been consolidated for argument and opinion. They raise identical issues pertaining to the sale of allegedly obscene books....

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