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STATE v. HUDSON COUNTY NEWS CO.

35 N.J. 284 (1961)

173 A.2d 20

STATE OF NEW JERSEY, PLAINTIFF-RESPONDENT, v. HUDSON COUNTY NEWS COMPANY, A CORPORATION, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT. STATE OF NEW JERSEY, PLAINTIFF-RESPONDENT, v. MILTON MEDWIN, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT.

The Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Argued May 9, 1961.

Decided June 30, 1961.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Benjamin H. Chodash argued the cause for the appellant Hudson County News Company (Messrs. Krieger and Chodash, attorneys).

Mr. Roger H. McGlynn argued the cause for the appellant Milton Medwin (Messrs. McGlynn, Stein and McGlynn, attorneys).

Mr. Burrell Ives Humphrey, Deputy Attorney General and Mr. Brendan T. Byrne, Essex County Prosecutor, argued the cause for the respondent (Mr. David D. Furman, Attorney General of New Jersey, attorney; Mr. Sanford M. Jaffe, Assistant Prosecutor, of counsel).

The opinion of the court was delivered by JACOBS, J.

On February 15, 1960 the Essex County Grand Jury returned indictments which charged that the Hudson County News Company did, without just cause, sell and distribute certain obscene and indecent books and publications in violation of N.J.S. 2A:115-2, and on the same day returned an indictment which charged that Milton Medwin did, without just cause, possess with intent...

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