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Supreme Court· 10/15/1974

Fiorella v. United States

Citations

  • 419 U.S. 885
  • 95 S. Ct. 157

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  • holding that the scienter element in the statute prohibiting the mailing of obscene material required only that the defendant know the content of the material, not that it was legally obscene
  • indictment serves both to apprise defendant of charge and as a bar to future jeopardy
  • corporation issued promissory notes in exchange for assets of film processing and optical business
  • corporation issued promissory notes in exchange for assets of film processing and optical business
  • international arbitration clause held enforceable when in conflict with federal securities laws

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