FLYNT et al. v. OHIO
Supreme Court Cases
451 U.S. 619 (1981)
Case Overview
Action
Petition denied or appeal dismissed. Petitioning party did not receive a favorable disposition.
Facts/Syllabus
In a prosecution charging petitioners with disseminating obscenity in violation of Ohio law, the trial court granted their motions to dismiss the complaints on the ground that they had been subjected to selective and discriminatory prosecution in violation of the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. The Ohio Court of Appeals reversed and remanded the case for trial, finding the evidence insufficient to support the allegations of discriminatory prosecution. The Ohio Supreme Court affirmed.
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