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ANTHONY v. CARTER

541 S.W.2d 157 (1976)

Larry D. ANTHONY et al., Appellants, v. Carl R. CARTER and William V. Mallozzi, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Tennessee.

September 7, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William C. Koch, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Nashville, for appellants; R.A. Ashley, Jr., Atty. Gen., Nashville, of counsel.

Frierson M. Graves, Jr., Michael F. Pleasants, Memphis, for appellees; Heiskell, Donelson, Adams, Williams & Kirsch, Memphis, of counsel.

OPINION

BROCK, Justice.

This is a direct appeal from a decision of the Circuit Court for Shelby County, Division II, holding that portions of the Tennessee Obscenity Act, T.C.A. §§ 39-3010 et seq., relating to search and seizure are unconstitutional and that the search warrants employed in this case were general warrants prohibited by the Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. We affirm the judgment of the Circuit Court.

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