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- Title: State v. Motion Picture Entitled the Bet
- Author : Supreme Court of Kansas
- Release Date : January 06, 1976
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 71 KB
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The opinion of the court was delivered by Two actions were brought by the state of Kansas on the relation of the district attorney to enjoin the public showing of obscene films, to abate the films and other personal property used in promoting obscenity, to obtain an order padlocking the theater where the films had been exhibited, and to allow a reasonable attorney fee and court costs. The first action was based on the public showing of four films, viz., The Bet, Flossie, The King, and The Fashion Jungle. The second action concerned the public showing of two films, viz., The Sexual Therapist and Three Pennies. The actions were consolidated by agreement of the parties. The actions were filed under the provisions of K.S.A. 22-3901, et seq., which provides for the abatement of common nuisances. K.S.A. 22-3901 provides: The following unlawful activities and the use of real and personal property in maintaining and carrying on such activities are hereby declared to be common nuisances: (a) Commercial gambling; (b) Dealing in gambling devices; (c) Possession of gambling devices; (d) Promoting obscenity; (e) Promoting prostitution; [219 Kan. 66]