Peoples v. Samuels

250 Cal.App.2d 501 (1967)

Facts

Samuels (D) was indicted for preparing and distributing obscene matter, two counts, of assault by means of force and a final count of sodomy. D made an S&M film that was turned over to police by the Eastman Kodak Company. Expert witnesses testified that the beatings on the film were not fake or retouched nor that the film was spliced. D raised consent as a defense, but that trial court refused to allow it.