Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Appellant, v. CENTRAL MAGAZINE SALES, LTD., Claimant of a shipment of 25,000 magazines entitled "Revue," "Studio," "Play Girl," "Bazaar," "Charme," and "Lotus," Appellee; UNITED STATES of America, Appellant, v. RELIABLE SALES COMPANY, Claimant of 1,890 copies of Magazines, including 990 copies of the Magazine entitled: "Croquis" Nos. 73, 77, 78, 79, 80; 300 copies of Magazine entitled "Forms in Color Magazine" Nos. 1, 5 and 6; 200 copies of Magazine entitled "Bazaar" Nos. 6 and 14; 300 copies of Magazine entitled "Revue Magazine" Nos. 45, 46 and 59; and 100 copies of a Magazine entitled "Studio Magazine" No. 48, Appellee; UNITED STATES of America, Appellant, v. A shipment of 3,600 COPIES OF MAGAZINES ENTITLED "CHARME," ET AL., Appellee; UNITED STATES of America, Appellant, v. A shipment of 944 COPIES OF MAGAZINES ENTITLED "ALBUM TEENAGER NUDISTS," NO. 1, ET AL., Appellee; UNITED STATES of America, Appellant, v. 60,000 COPIES OF MAGAZINES, including 20,000 copies of a magazine ENTITLED "FORMS IN COLOR" VOL. 1, NO. 2, ET AL., Appellee
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1967-07-07
Citations: 381 F.2d 821
Docket Number: Nos. 10897, 11203, 11225, 11226, 11275
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Appellant, v. CENTRAL MAGAZINE SALES, LTD., Claimant of a shipment of 25,000 magazines entitled “Revue,” “Studio,” “Play Girl,” “Bazaar,” “Charme,” and “Lotus,” Appellee. UNITED STATES of America, Appellant, v. RELIABLE SALES COMPANY, Claimant of 1,890 copies of Magazines, including 990 copies of the Magazine entitled: “Croquis” Nos. 73, 77, 78, 79, 80; 300 copies of Magazine entitled “Forms in Color Magazine” Nos. 1, 5 and 6; 200 copies of Magazine entitled “Bazaar” Nos. 6 and 14; 300 copies of Magazine entitled “Revue Magazine” Nos. 45, 46 and 59; and 100 copies of a Magazine entitled “Studio Magazine” No. 48, Appellee. UNITED STATES of America, Appellant, v. A shipment of 3,600 COPIES OF MAGAZINES ENTITLED “CHARME,” ET AL., Appellee. UNITED STATES of America, Appellant, v. A shipment of 944 COPIES OF MAGAZINES ENTITLED “ALBUM TEENAGER NUDISTS,” NO. 1, ET AL., Appellee. UNITED STATES of America, Appellant, v. 60,000 COPIES OF MAGAZINES, including 20,000 copies of a magazine ENTITLED “FORMS IN COLOR” VOL. 1, NO. 2, ET AL., Appellee.
Judges: 
Reporter: Federal Reporter 2d Series
Volume: 381
Pages: 821–824

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Appellant, v. CENTRAL MAGAZINE SALES, LTD., Claimant of a shipment of 25,000 magazines entitled “Revue,” “Studio,” “Play Girl,” “Bazaar,” “Charme,” and “Lotus,” Appellee. UNITED STATES of America, Appellant, v. RELIABLE SALES COMPANY, Claimant of 1,890 copies of Magazines, including 990 copies of the Magazine entitled: “Croquis” Nos. 73, 77, 78, 79, 80; 300 copies of Magazine entitled “Forms in Color Magazine” Nos. 1, 5 and 6; 200 copies of Magazine entitled “Bazaar” Nos. 6 and 14; 300 copies of Magazine entitled “Revue Magazine” Nos. 45, 46 and 59; and 100 copies of a Magazine entitled “Studio Magazine” No. 48, Appellee. UNITED STATES of America, Appellant, v. A shipment of 3,600 COPIES OF MAGAZINES ENTITLED “CHARME,” ET AL., Appellee. UNITED STATES of America, Appellant, v. A shipment of 944 COPIES OF MAGAZINES ENTITLED “ALBUM TEENAGER NUDISTS,” NO. 1, ET AL., Appellee. UNITED STATES of America, Appellant, v. 60,000 COPIES OF MAGAZINES, including 20,000 copies of a magazine ENTITLED “FORMS IN COLOR” VOL. 1, NO. 2, ET AL., Appellee.
Nos. 10897, 11203, 11225, 11226, 11275.
United States Court of Appeals Fourth Circuit.
Argued May 1, 1967.
Decided July 7, 1967.
Thomas J. Kenney, U. S. Atty. (Arthur G. Murphy, First Asst. U. S. Atty., Clarence E. Goetz, Asst. U. S. Atty., and Fred Kelly Grant, former Asst. U. S. Atty., on brief), for appellant.
Norman N. Yankellow, Baltimore, Md. (Joseph Rosenthal, Baltimore, Md., on brief), for appellee.
Before HAYNSWORTH, Chief Judge, and SOBELOFF, BOREMAN, BRYAN, WINTER and CRAVEN, Circuit Judges, sitting en banc.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
The United States has appealed from several orders of the District Court of Maryland finding a number of picture magazines not obscene. The Government's position essentially is that any collection of photographs of nudes is obscene, if, in some of the pictures, the pubic area of the model is exposed. We think obscenity cannot be determined on such a per se basis, and we affirm the conclusion of the District Court that these magazines are not obscene.
Affirmed.
. See, e. g., United States v. A Shipment of 25,000 Magazines, D.C., 254 F.Supp. 1014.
. Cf. United States v. 392 Copies of Magazine entitled "Exclusive," 4 Cir., 373 F.2d 633.