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PEOPLE v. BETTER

No. 60699.

33 Ill. App.3d 58 (1975)

337 N.E.2d 272

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. LINDA BETTER et al., Defendants-Appellants.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (5th Division).

Rehearing denied November 7, 1975.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Julius Lucius Echeles and Carolyn Jaffe, both of Chicago, for appellants.

Bernard Carey, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Laurence J. Bolon and John F. Brennan, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.

Order affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE LORENZ delivered the opinion of the court:

After a bench trial, defendants were convicted of obscenity in violation of section 11-20 of the Criminal Code. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1973, ch. 38, par. 11-20.) Stalle was fined $100, Better $200, and Cardamon $400. They appealed, contending that: (1) the Illinois obscenity statute is unconstitutional; (2) the acts with which they were charged were not proven obscene as defined by statute; and...

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