Lo-ji Sales Inc v. New York PDF

Preview

Summary

Lo-Ji Sales Inc v. New York case brief...

Description

Lo-ji&Sales&Inc&v.&New&York Wednesday,* October* 19,* 2016

2:26* PM

• 1979 • Facts: ○ NYS*police* investigator* bought* two*films* from* Lo-Ji* Sales* Adult*store* § After* viewing* took*them* to*the*town*justice* who*determined* the*films* violated* state* obscenity* laws* □ Issued* warrant* authorizing* search* of*store* and*seizure* of* other* copies* of*the* two*films □ Since* the*investigator* said*that* more* obscene* materials* would* be*found* - asked* justice* to*accompany* on*the* search* ® Included* in*warrant:* "the* following* items* which* the* court* independently* has*determined* to*be* possessed* in*violation"* and*left* it*open* ended* so* any*items* found* could* be*added* ○ During* the*search* the*store* clerk* was*arrested* § Justice* viewed* several* videos,* books,* and*materials* determined* obscene □ Seized* all* these* materials* and*took*inventory* and*filled* out*the*open* ended* warrant • Issue:* Did*the* search* of*the*adult* bookstore* with* an*open* ended* warrant* violate* the*First,* Fourth,* and*Fourteenth* amendments? • Holding:* Yes ○ Supreme* court* held* that* the*fourth* amendment* did*not*permit* a* search* with* an*open* ended* warrant* ○ The* search* was*not*justified* under* the* theory* that* the*store* owner* had*no*legitimate* expectation* of*privacy* because* the* items* were* displayed* at*the*store* open* to*the*public § Merely* inviting* public* to*enter* does* not*give* consent* to* wholesale* searches* and* seizures* that*don't* conform* to*the*

fourth* amendment* *...