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The Supreme Court held that an indictment alleging an obscene publication required proof of publication or intent to publish, and the committal was quashed.
The Supreme Court of Canada dismissed an obscenity appeal, holding that sexually explicit articles displayed in a shop could be publications and that adult-only signage was irrelevant.
The Supreme Court of Canada upheld a conviction for possession for distribution of obscene material and addressed when sex-shop displays and descriptions can amount to “publications” under s. 159(8).
The Supreme Court of Canada quashed the appeal and dismissed leave in an obscenity forfeiture case, holding s. 160(6) did not create a right of appeal here.
The Supreme Court of Canada held that possession of obscene matter for publication, distribution or circulation was one offence, and dismissed the appeals.
Supreme Court of Canada allowed appeals from forfeiture orders concerning two magazines, quashing the orders and directing the seized materials be returned.
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