Dallas comic store clerk denied second appeal
A Texas comic store clerk who was arrested and convicted for selling an erotic comic book to an adult undercover cop has been denied his second appeal. ICv2 reports, "The good news, if there is any, is that the six-month jail term for Castillo has been suspended, meaning that it will be served on probation if the conviction cannot be overturned. . . . For retailers that carry adult material, this is a chilling event. The retailer in question handled the adult material very responsibly, and there's no allegation that the material was sold to children." More and more and Metafilter. Law-blogger John Smith analyzes the court's decision in Castillo's first appeal.
