| Citation(s): | 236 Va. 168 (372 S.E.2d 618) |
| Case Name: | Commonwealth v. American Booksellers Ass'n, Inc. |
| Court: | Supreme Court of Va. |
| Record Number: | 880090 |
| Date of Decision: | September 23, 1988 |
| Appealed From: | Questions of law certified by U.S. Supreme Court |
| Outcome: | 1st question ans. neg.; 2d question ans. affirm. |
| Opinion(s): | Russell, J. |
| Briefs: |
1. Opening brief on behalf of the Commonwealth [(iii), 31]. 2. Brief on behalf of appellees (American Booksellers Ass'n et al.) [(vi), 40]. 3. Reply brief of the Commonwealth [(iii), 15]. 4. Joint appendix [(i), 245, *(2)]. |
| Notes: | See related proceedings at Am. Booksellers Ass'n, Inc. v. Strobel, 617 F. Supp. 699 (E.D. Va. 1985); aff., see Am. Booksellers Ass'n v. Commonwealth, 802 F.2d 691 (4th Cir. 1986) (also superseding prior opinion reported at 792 F.2d 1261 (1986)); question certified by U.S. Supreme Court, see 484 U.S. 383 (1988); Court of Appeals opinion vacated, see 488 U.S. 905 (1988); on remand, 882 F.2d 125 (1989); cert. denied, see 494 U.S. 1056 (1990). Filed after p. 10 of Joint appendix: Letter from Va. Ass't Att'y Gen'l noting error in U.S. Supreme Court transcript, plus letter from Official Reporter acknowledging same. |