Jurors to scan book under attack as indecent

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Abstract

Jurors on a Marion County grand jury investigating a case regarding sales of "indecent literature" were given copies of the book "A Dame Called Murder" as a possible example of such literature. The principal witness against the sale of indecent literature, Mrs. John Pfeifer, was not permitted to testify because her opinion was deemed an invasion of the rights of the jury.

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Resource type
- Intellectual Freedom News
Collections
- Intellectual Freedom Issues in Oregon: A News Database
Photo caption
- To help them decide whether a book, introduced as evidence in a Marion County Circuit Court case, is indecent, members of the jury Wednesday were each given a copy to read at home. Bailiff Rose Howard is shown above handing the first copy to juror Leo Reimann. Other jurors, awaiting their copies, include (list of names)
Challenged
- A dame called Murder by Robert O. Saber
Reading level
- young adult
Participant
- Mrs. John Pfeifer, grand jury, Judge George Duncan
Location
- Marion County
Source
- The Oregon Statesman (Salem)
Is part of
- Intellectual Freedom Issues in Oregon: A News Database
Keywords
Additional information
- Marion County