Connecticut General Statutes
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-204 (2025)
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At the trial, all parties shall be permitted to submit evidence, including the testimony of experts, pertaining but not limited to the following: (1) The elements or standards specified in the definitions of obscene and obscene as to minors; (2) the artistic, literary, scientific, educational or governmental merits of the material or performance; (3) the intent and knowledge of any defendant.
(1969, P.A. 828, S. 206; P.A. 92-260, S. 85.)
History: P.A. 92-260 made technical changes by replacing alphabetic with numeric Subdiv. indicators.
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case, 2002–2002 · leading case: State v. Smith, 807 A.2d 500 (Conn. App. Ct. 2002).
State v. Smith, 807 A.2d 500 (Conn. App. Ct. 2002). ““It would be ironic indeed if a police officer charged with murder and facing a sentence of life in prison is barred from presenting expert testimony but a pomographer facing a far lesser sentence can introduce expert testimony on the issue of obscenity, Connecticut General…”
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