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CITY OF CHICAGO v. KIMMEL

No. 37988.

31 Ill.2d 202 (1964)

201 N.E.2d 386

THE CITY OF CHICAGO, Appellee, v. CHARLES KIMMEL, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed September 29, 1964.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

HOWARD T. SAVAGE, of Chicago, for appellant.

JOHN C. MELANIPHY, Corporation Counsel, of Chicago, (SYDNEY R. DREBIN and ROBERT J. COLLINS, Assistant Corporation Counsel, of counsel,) for appellee.

Judgments reversed.

PER CURIAM:

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...

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