From: Steve Lieber <[72674 2012] at [CompuServe.COM]>
Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics.alternative,rec.arts.comics.info,rec.arts.comics.misc
Subject: CBLDF: OK update, new stuff in Florida.
Date: Sun, 19 Nov 95 20:03:11 GMT

Here's an update on the Oklahoma comic shop bust, quoted from a compuserve
post from Susan Alston of the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund.

Planet Comics owners attended their pre-trial hearing on November 7,1995, which
was delayed about an hour because of a bomb scare at the court house,and were
informed that there would be no plea bargaining and that their trial date is
set for January 26,1995 at 9 AM. The District Attorney's office indicated that
they would require a half day to present their case against the owners of
Planet Comics and would call three witnesses.  The defense attornies for Planet
Comics indicated that they would need a full day to present their defense.
Planet Comics owners said 'the District Attorney's office was surprised to see
the extent of the defense that they had in court for the pre trial hearing.'
Also, it was noted that a representative from a Right Wing religious group was
at the hearing. The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund is working with the attornies
to find suitable expert witnesses to defend the books in question: Verotika #4,
Mighty Morphing Rump Rangers, Screamers #2, Sex Wad #2, Devil's Angel, Vipor
Series Sketch Book, Nefarismo #5, Beatrix Dominatrix #2, .


Lieber here again-- And if this isn't enough, A Florida Police Detective
has requested that a comic shop remove a number of items from their shelves,
among these, Neil Gaiman's "Death: The High Cost of Living" trade paper-back,
presumably because of the safe sex strip in the back.

The CBLDF's address is PO Box 693 Northhampton, MA 01061    Let's get some
checks in the mail, folks.

Steve Lieber
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