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Baranov v. United States

429 U.S. 944 Court SCOTUS Decision date 1976-11-08 Docket No. 76-98 English

Judges with whom Mr. Justice Stewart and Mr. Justice Marshall join,

Decision Majority (1) · Dissent — Brennan J.

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No. 76-98.
Baranov et al. v. United States.

C. A. 4th Cir. Certiorari denied.

with whom Mr. Justice Stewart and Mr. Justice Marshall join,

dissenting.

Petitioners were convicted of mailing obscene materials in violation of 18 U. S. C. § 1461 . I adhere to the view that this statute is “ 'clearly overbroad and unconstitutional on its face.’ ” See, e. g., Millican v. United States, 418 U. S. 947 , 948 (1974) (Brennan, J., dissenting), quoting United States

Dissent — Brennan J.

p. 945
v. Orito, 413 U. S. 139 , 148 (1973) (Brennan, J., dissenting). I therefore would grant certiorari and reverse.

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