Document: 384 U.S. 264 86 S.Ct. 1415 16 L.Ed.2d 521 William Hoyet REDMOND and Dorothy Lucille Redmondv.UNITED STATES. No. 1056. May 23, 1966. John Jay Hooker, Jr., for petitioners. Solicitor General Marshall, the United States. PER CURIAM. 1 The petition certiorari is granted. Court of Appeals Sixth Circuit affirmed conviction petitioners, husband wife, under an information charging them with violating federal obscenity statute, 18 U.S.C. § 1461 (1964 ed.), by having mailed undeveloped films each other posing in nude to out-of-state firm developing, received through mails developed negatives a print each. 2 In response petition, has filed motion requesting that judgment be vacated cause remanded District directions dismiss information. ground 'the initiation instant prosecution was not accord policies which had previously been formulated within Department (of Justice) guidance States Attorneys.' referred are set forth memorandum Attorneys, dated August 31, 1964. states, pertinent part, mailing private correspondence allegedly obscene 'should exception confined those cases involving repeated offenders or circumstances may fairly characterized as aggravated.' states there no such exceptional warranting petitioners: 'They were offenders. They record involvement materials sex-related offenses apparent opportunity close association young people. No aggravating circumstance appears present.' 3 consideration premises upon independent examination this Court, accordingly vacated, court directed See Petite v. States, 361 529, 80 450, 4 490. It so ordered. Judgment remanded. 5 Mr. Justice STEWART, whom BLACK DOUGLAS concur, would reverse conviction, because it violates policy Department, but Constitution.

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