Document: 398 U.S. 434 90 S.Ct. 1884 26 L.Ed.2d 385 Donald P. WALKERv.OHIO. No. 1470. Supreme Court of the United States June 15, 1970 PER CURIAM. 1 The judgment Ohio is reversed. Redrup v. New York, 386 767, 87 1414, 18 515 (1967). 2 Mr. Chief Justice BURGER, dissenting. 3 trial court, endeavoring to apply standards articulated by this Court, held that materials in question are obscene within meaning relevant statute. This conclusion rested on findings patently offensive contemporary community relating description or representation sexual matters; that, when taken as a whole, their dominant theme appeals prurient interest reader; and they utterly without redeeming social value. appellate courts declined disturb judgment. Yet today reverses citing only Redrup. 4 I dissent from such summary disposition, not for reasons expressed my dissenting opinion Cain Kentucky, 397 319, 1110, 25 335 (1970), but also because find no justification, constitutional otherwise, Court's assuming role supreme unreviewable board censorship 50 States, subjectively judging each piece material brought before it regard conclusions other courts, state federal. That one purposes which was established. 5 HARLAN, his opinions Roth 354 476, 496, 77 1304, 1498 (1957); Jacobellis Ohio, 378 184, 203, 84 1676, 12 793 (1964); A Book Named 'John Cleland's Memoirs Woman Pleasure' Attorney General Com. Massachusetts, 383 413, 455, 86 975, 16 (1966), would leave court undisturbed. 6 MARSHALL BLACKMUN took part consideration decision case.

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