Avansino v. New York

388 U.S. 446 Court SCOTUS Decision date 1967-06-12 Docket No. 72 English

Judges The Chief Justice and Mr. Justice Clark would affirm. Mishkin v. New York, 383 U. S. 602.; Mr. Justice Harlan adheres to the views expressed in his separate opinions in Roth v. United States, 354 U. S. 476, 496, and Memoirs v. Massachusetts, 383 U. S. 413, 455, and on the basis of the reasoning set forth therein would affirm.

Delivered by Per Curiam.

Majority

p. 446

AVANSINO et al. v. NEW YORK.

No. 72.

Decided June 12, 1967.

Eugene Gressman for petitioners.

Frank S. Hogan for respondent.

The petition for a writ of certiorari is granted and the judgment of the Appellate Term of the Supreme Court of New York, First Judicial Department, is reversed. Redrup v. New York, 386 U. S. 767 .

The Chief Justice and Mr. Justice Clark would affirm. Mishkin v. New York, 383 U. S. 602 .

Mr. Justice Harlan adheres to the views expressed in his separate opinions in Roth v. United States, 354 U. S. 476 , 496, and Memoirs v. Massachusetts, 383 U. S. 413 , 455, and on the basis of the reasoning set forth therein would affirm.

Cases cited

Redrup v. New York 386 U. S. 767 SCOTUS 1967-05-08 p. 446
383 U. S. 602 383 U. S. 602 p. 446
Roth v. United States 354 U. S. 476 SCOTUS 1957-06-24 p. 446
A Book Named "John Cleland's Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure" v. Attorney General of Massachusetts 383 U. S. 413 SCOTUS 1966-03-21 p. 446