Case Name: Dyke SPEAR d/b/a Broadway Productions v. STATE of Louisiana
Court: Louisiana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 1978-03-01
Citations: 358 So. 2d 918
Docket Number: No. 61708
Parties: Dyke SPEAR d/b/a Broadway Productions v. STATE of Louisiana.
Judges: 
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 358
Pages: 918–919

Head Matter:
Dyke SPEAR d/b/a Broadway Productions v. STATE of Louisiana.
No. 61708.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
March 1, 1978.

Opinion:
In re: Dyke Spear applying for supervisory writs (St. Bernard Parish).
Writ Granted:
The judgment of the trial court is reversed, and the suit is dismissed.
There is an insufficient showing in this case to enjoin, before it is performed, a production which is presumed to be entitled to the protection of the First Amendment guarantee of freedom of expression. There has been no significant adversary hearing with adequate notice to defendant under R.S. 13:4713 to determine obscenity. There is no evidence 'this court can review to determine whether the trial judge was correct in his conclusion that the production lacked serious literary or artistic value or that the sexual conduct is to be portrayed for its own sake alone.