A Contra Costa County, Calif. Superior Court judge declared unconstitutional a California Penal Code section that makes it illegal to transmit sexual material over the Internet if the person sending the information knows the recipient is a minor. Judge John Minney, in granting a motion for dismissal on one of two counts found the law violated the First and Fourteenth Amendments as well as the commerce clause.
January 04, 2000 at 12:00 AM
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A Contra Costa County, California Superior Court judge on Monday declared unconstitutional a Penal Code section that makes it illegal to transmit sexual material over the Internet if the person sending the information knows the recipient is a minor.
Judge John Minney, in granting a motion for dismissal on one of two counts in People v. Wheelock, 990875-7, found that Penal Code 288.2b violated the First and Fourteenth Amendments as well as the commerce clause.
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