Criminal
Jul. 29, 2008
Double-Jeopardy Dismissal Sought in Obscenity Case
Web Exclusive - The lawyer for accused distributor of obscenity Ira Isaacs filed a motion Friday to dismiss his client's case under the Constitution's double jeopardy clause. In June, a mistrial was declared after questions arose about racy pictures found on a a publicly acessible server operated by the judge presiding over the trial, Alex Kozinski, chief judge of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
By Nicolas Taborek
Daily Journal Staff Writer
LOS ANGELES - The lawyer for accused pornographer Ira Isaacs on Friday filed a motion to dismiss the case against his client on grounds that continuing the prosecution would constitute double jeopardy.
Isaacs was tried in June for violating federal obscenity laws, but the judge in the case declared a mistrial afte...
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