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In re Martinez

Prison officials may not withhold erotic romance novel about werewolves from prisoner due to obscenity because it did not lack serious literary value.





Cite as

2013 DJDAR 7855

Published

Jun. 18, 2013

Filing Date

Jun. 17, 2013


In re ANDRES MARTINEZ,

on Habeas Corpus.

 

No. A134400

(Del Norte County

Super. Ct. No. HCPB11-5224)

California Courts of Appeal

First Appellate District

Division Two

Filed June 18, 2013

 

ORDER MODIFYING OPINION

[NO CHANGE IN JUDGMENT]

 

BY THE COURT:

 

     The opinion filed herein on May 31, 2013, is modified as follows. 

 

On page 22, in the second sentence of the first full paragraph which reads, ?As noted, as one of the exhibits to his traverse, petitioner submitted the declaration of Peter Orner, a creative writing instructor at San Francisco State University who has also taught at other institutions, written books, and received various literary awards for his work,? the word ?instructor? should be changed to ?professor.?

 

This modification does not effect a change in the judgment.

 

 

Dated:     

      P.J.

 

 

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