eBook details
- Title: City Madison v. Nickel
- Author : Supreme Court of Wisconsin
- Release Date : January 20, 1974
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 59 KB
Description
The circuit court for Dane county affirmed a judgment of the county court of Dane county which adJudged that the defendant,
Helen T. Nickel, had violated the City of Madison obscenity ordinance as to all four counts charged in the complaint. The
county court imposed a forfeiture of $250 for each violation. On June 14, 1971, an officer of the Madison Police Department entered Otto's News Stand and Fun Shop, located in the City
of Madison, and selected and purchased four magazines from the defendant. The four magazines were entitled: "The Swinging
Set," "Tempo," "Black and White Journal," and "Sundisk." The officer gave the defendant a twenty dollar bill; the defendant
looked at the front of each magazine, added up the price and gave the officer his change. The officer asked for and was given
a receipt. He also informed the defendant that he was a police officer and obtained the name of the defendant.