Does a national standard need to be applied to seize obscene material?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from United States v. Miller, 482 F.2d 1379 (9th Cir. 1973):
United States v. One Reel of Film (1 Cir. 1973) 481 F.2d 206, indicates that on a prosecution for forfeiture of obscene material under 19 U.S.C. 1305(a), a national standard would be necessary, even though United States v. 12 200-Ft. Reels of Super 8mm Film, ___ U.S. ___ at ___, 93 S.Ct. 2665 at 2670 (1973) states: "These standards Miller v. United States, ___ U.S. ___, 93 S.Ct. 2607, 37 L.Ed.2d 419 (1973) are applicable to federal legislation."
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