Case ID: mich-app_44/html/0069-01.html
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Date Created: 2024-08-24T03:29:51.129683

PEOPLE v HULY
    Criminal Law — Obscenity.
    The defendant’s conviction of possession of obscene movies with intent to show them to others is reversed without a new trial in view of People v Bloss, 388 Mich 409 (1972), even though the film in question is hard-core pornography.
    Reference for Points in Headnote
    50 Am Jur 2d, Lewdness, Indecency, and Obscenity §§ 3,11,15.
    Appeal from Wayne, Thomas Roumell, J.
    Submitted Division 1 May 10, 1972, at Lansing.
    (Docket No. 12008.)
    Decided December 6, 1972.
    Lawrence Huly was convicted of possession of obscene movies with intent to show them to others. Defendant appeals.
    Reversed without a new trial.
    
      Frank J. Kelley, Attorney General, Robert A. Derengoski, Solicitor General, William L. Cahalan, Prosecuting Attorney, Dominick R. Carnovale, Chief, Appellate Department, and Leonard Meyers, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for the people.
    
      Stephen M. Taylor, for defendant.
    Before: J. H. Gillis, P. J., and T. M. Burns and Targonski, JJ.
    
      
       Former circuit judge, sitting on the Court of Appeals by assignment pursuant to Const 1963, art 6, § 23 as amended in 1968.
    
   J. H. Gillis, P. J.

On March 1, 1971, defendant was convicted of possession of obscene movies with intent to show them to others. MCLA 750.343a; MSA 28.575(1).

The film in question is hard-core pornography. However, in light of People v Bloss, 388 Mich 409 (1972), we are required to reverse the conviction without a new trial. In fairness to the trial court we should point out that the decision was handed down by the trial court prior to Bloss, supra. Reversed without a new trial.

All concurred.