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Rabe v. Washington, 405 U.S. 313 (1972)
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General SummaryThis case is from a collection containing the full text of over 16,000 Supreme Court cases from 1793 to the present. The body of Supreme Court decisions are, effectively, the final interpretation of the Constitution. Only an amendment to the Constitution can permanently overturn an interpretation and this has happened only four times in American history.
Rabe v. Washington, 405 U.S. 313 (1972)
Rabe v. Washington No. 71-247 Argued February 29, 1972 Decided March 20, 1972 405 U.S. 313
CERTIORARI TO THE SUPREME COURT OF WASHINGTON
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Petitioner was convicted of violating Washington’s obscenity statute for showing a sexually frank motion picture at a drive-in theater. In affirming his conviction, the Washington Supreme Court did not hold that the film was obscene under the standards of Roth v. United States, 354 U.S. 476, and Memoirs v. Massachusetts, 383 U.S. 413, but that it was obscene in "the context of its exhibition" at a drive-in. The statute proscribing the knowing display of "obscene" films did not mention the location of the exhibition as an element of the offense.
Held: A State may not criminally punish the exhibition of a motion picture film at a drive-in theater where the statute assertedly violated has not given fair notice that the location of the exhibition was a vital element of the offense.
79 Wash.2d 254, 484 P.2d 917, reversed.
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U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Rabe v. Washington, 405 U.S. 313 (1972) in 405 U.S. 313 Original Sources, accessed July 1, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=CNGTV7678GI8C1Q.
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U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Rabe v. Washington, 405 U.S. 313 (1972), in 405 U.S. 313, Original Sources. 1 Jul. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=CNGTV7678GI8C1Q.
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U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Rabe v. Washington, 405 U.S. 313 (1972). cited in 1972, 405 U.S. 313. Original Sources, retrieved 1 July 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=CNGTV7678GI8C1Q.
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