STATE v. CINEL

No. 94-KA-0942.

646 So.2d 309 (1994)

STATE of Louisiana v. Dino CINEL.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Rehearing Denied January 26, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard P. Ieyoub, Atty. Gen., Harry F. Connick, Dist. Atty., Valentin M. Solino, New Orleans, for applicant.

Edwin A. Stoutz, Jr., Stoutz & Charbonnet, New Orleans, Franz L. Zibilich, Lee, Martiny & Caracci, Metairie, for respondent.

Dino Cinel, pro se.


WILLIAM NORRIS, III, Justice Pro Tempore1.

The State appeals a District Court judgment declaring unconstitutional the pornography involving juveniles statute, La.R.S. 14:81.1. The District Court, in oral reasons, rejected the whole statute on the basis that subsection 81.1 D, which excludes lack of knowledge of the performer's age as a defense, infringed on free speech rights protected by the First Amendment. For the reasons expressed...

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