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MARYLAND v. MACON

No. 84-778.

472 U.S. 463 (1985)

MARYLAND v. MACON

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 17, 1985

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Deborah K. Chasanow argued the cause for petitioner. With her on the briefs were Stephen H. Sachs, Attorney General of Maryland, and Anne E. Singleton, Assistant Attorney General.

Burton W. Sandler argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief was Joseph L. Gibson.*

JUSTICE O'CONNOR delivered the opinion of the Court.

This case requires us to decide whether allegedly obscene magazines purchased by undercover officers shortly before the warrantless arrest of a salesclerk must be excluded from evidence at the clerk's subsequent trial for distribution of obscene materials. Following a jury trial in the Circuit Court of Prince George's County, Maryland, respondent was convicted of distribution...

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