COM. v. DOE


316 Pa.Super. 1 (1983)

462 A.2d 762

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Jane DOE a/k/a Joan Hill, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed June 24, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter J. Savage, Wilkes-Barre, for appellant.

Helen T. Kane, Assistant District Attorney, Media, for Commonwealth, appellee.

Before HESTER, JOHNSON and POPOVICH, JJ.


JOHNSON, Judge:

Appellant was found guilty by a jury on August 27, 1981 of violating the Pennsylvania obscenity statute, 18 Pa.C. S.A. § 5903(a)(2), in that she sold and displayed obscene materials to adults. Following denial of her oral post-verdict motions, she was sentenced to three years probation and fined $1,000. This appeal followed.

The facts indicate that on March 26, 1981, a Detective Greenwalt entered the Adult House, an adult bookstore located...

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