But the state never proved the material obscene. The expert witnesses brought in by the defense were not even cross-examined. All the state said in rebuttel is that 'comics are for kids'!
from another article on this I
found:
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Castillo, who has continued to work at the shop, says the matter has changed the way Keith's does business. The store stopped carrying anything that might be considered X-rated, and now carries only R-rated comics. They are kept in their own 18-and-over section, just as Demon Beast Invasion had been.
"Considering that there's a whole Catch-22 in this, it's difficult to figure what's offensive and what is not," says shop owner Keith Colvin. "Until a jury pronounces something obscene, it's not obscene."
He says he has taken a cautious approach and drawn the line on the conservative side, carrying no material that might be considered hard-core or strictly adult.
"That's the chilling effect people talk about," Brownstein says. "Their right to sell, and the right of people to buy, some legally protected material has been chilled."
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Score one the first admendment!