Case: Eakes v. South Dakota
Abbreviation: Eakes v. South Dakota
Decision Date: 1973-11-12
Docket Number: No. 73-270
Citation: 414 U.S. 1017
Volume: 414
Reporter: United States Reports
Court: Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction: United States
Parties: Eakes v. South Dakota.
Judges: Mr. Justice Douglas, being of the view that state obscenity regulation is prohibited by the Fourteenth and First Amendments (see Paris Adult Theatre I v. Slaton, 413 U. S. 49, 70 (Douglas, J., dissenting))., would grant certiorari in this case and reverse the judgment of conviction.
Pages: 1017–1019

Head Matter:
No. 73-270.
Eakes v. South Dakota.

Opinion:
Sup. Ct. S. D. Certiorari granted, judgment vacated, and case remanded for further consideration in light of Miller v. California, 413 U. S. 15 (1973); Paris Adult Theatre I v. Slaton, 413 U. S. 49 (1973); Kaplan v. California, 413 U. S. 115 (1973); United States v. 12 200-Ft. Reels of Film, 413 U. S. 123 (1973); United States v. Orito, 413 U. S. 139 (1973); Heller v. New York, 413 U. S. 483 (1973); Roaden v. Kentucky, 413 U. S. 496 (1973); and Alexander v. Virginia, 413 U. S. 836 (1973).
Mr. Justice Douglas, being of the view that state obscenity regulation is prohibited by the Fourteenth and First Amendments (see Paris Adult Theatre I v. Slaton, 413 U. S. 49, 70 (Douglas, J., dissenting))., would grant certiorari in this case and reverse the judgment of conviction.