Originally Posted by Quentin

Fair enough - but the defense has to be on the ball enough to take advantage of the mistakes made by the prosecution.

You can dispute the expertise and knowledge of Louis Sirkin, Jeffrey Douglas, etc., if you wish - but my sense is that most attorneys would tell you these guys are pretty damn good at what they do.... with respect to Sirkin, in particular, I think it would near impossible to find a lawyer who thinks he is anything less than a brilliant attorney.

Obscenity statutes do generally contain specific provisions that mere availability isn't sufficient to demonstrate a community standard; it is my understanding that more than one item of evidence disallowed here went well beyond mere "availability" in the community.