1. Smith v. Cal., No. 9 , SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES, October 20, 1959, Argued , December 14, 1959, Decided
OVERVIEW: Ordinance that penalized the bookstore owner's possession of an obscene book even though he had no notice of the books contents, and therefore imposed a strict criminal liability, was unconstitutional because of its effect on all literature.
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