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FLYNT v. OHIO

No. 80-420.

451 U.S. 619 (1981)

101 S.Ct. 1958

68 L.Ed.2d 489

FLYNT ET AL. v. OHIO.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 18, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Herald Price Fahringer argued the cause and filed briefs for petitioners.

Bruce A. Taylor argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief was Jose Feliciano.

Andrew J. Levander argued the cause pro hac vice for the United States as amicus curiae urging affirmance. With him on the brief were Solicitor General McCree and Acting Assistant Attorney General Keeney.

PER CURIAM.

On July 14, 1976, criminal complaints were issued against petitioners charging them with disseminating obscenity in violation of Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2907.32 (1975). The Municipal Court granted petitioners' motions to dismiss the complaints on the ground that petitioners had been subjected to selective and discriminatory prosecution in violation of the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment...

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