This cause came to be heard on a petition for habeas corpus filed pursuant to 28 U. S. C., §2254.
Petitioners Smith and Hatfield are the manager and projectionist, respectively, of a theatre in Lima, Ohio, which exhibits material of a sexually explicit nature. Smith was charged in an affidavit filed by Lawrence S. Huffman, Prosecuting Attorney of Allen County, Ohio, with exhibiting obscene material...
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