(DOWNLOAD) "City of Chicago v. Kimmel" by Supreme Court of Illinois * Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: City of Chicago v. Kimmel
- Author : Supreme Court of Illinois
- Release Date : January 29, 1964
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 60 KB
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Defendant, Charles Kimmel, owner and operator of a bookstore in Chicago, was charged with having sold two obscene books in violation of a Chicago ordinance. He was tried in the municipal court of Chicago before a jury, found guilty and fined $200 and costs as to each book. From the said judgments and fines, he prosecutes this appeal and prays that they may be reversed. Since the constitutional issue of freedom of speech is directly involved, this appeal is properly before this court. From the record it appears that on June 4, 1962, a police officer purchased two books from the defendant which were entitled ""Campus Mistress"" and ""Born To Be Made."" Both books were introduced into evidence without objection, but were not submitted to the jury during the trial. Defendant's motion to withdraw the books from the consideration of the jury was denied, and the books were given to the jury for their deliberation. No other evidence of the contents of the books was introduced, and the trial court's instructions have not been preserved in the record. The jury specifically found both books to be obscene and found that the defendant had knowledge of their obscenity.