osborne ohio argued december decided april ohio police found photographs petitioner osborne home depicted nude male adolescent posed sexually explicit position convicted violating state statute prohibiting person possessing viewing material performance showing minor child ward state nudity unless material performance presented bona fide purpose person proper interest therein possessor knows minor parents guardian consented writing photographing use minor intermediate appellate state affirmed conviction latter rejected osborne contention first amendment prohibits proscribing private possession child pornography also found statute unconstitutionally overbroad since light specific exceptions must read applying depictions nudity involving lewd exhibition graphic focus minor genitals since scienter essential element offense rejecting osborne contention trial erred requiring government prove lewd exhibition scienter elements crime emphasized objected jury instructions given trial stated failures proof amount plain error held ohio may constitutionally proscribe possession viewing child pornography even assuming osborne valid first amendment interest activities case distinct stanley georgia struck georgia law outlawing private possession obscene material ground state justifications law primarily obscenity poison minds viewers inadequate contrast ohio rely paternalistic interest regulating osborne mind enacted law basis compelling interests protecting physical psychological minors destroying market exploitative use children penalizing possess view offending materials see new york ferber moreover ohio ban encourages possessors destroy materials permanently record victim abuse thus may haunt years come see available evidence suggests may used pedophiles seduce children pp osborne first amendment overbreadth arguments unpersuasive pp ohio statute unconstitutionally overbroad although face statute purports prohibit constitutionally protected depictions nudity doubtful overbreadth substantial cases light statutory exemptions proper purposes provisions event statute construed ohio plainly survives overbreadth scrutiny limiting statute operation nudity constitutes lewd exhibition focuses genitals avoided penalizing persons viewing possessing innocuous photographs naked children thereby rendered nudity language permissible see ferber supra moreover statute failure face provide mens rea requirement cured conclusion state must establish scienter ohio default statute specifying recklessness applies absent statutory intent provision pp impermissible state rely narrowed construction statute evaluating osborne overbreadth claim statute construed may applied conduct occurring construction provided application affords fair warning defendant see dombrowski pfister obvious face child pornography statute placement within sexual offenses chapter ohio code osborne notice possession photographs issue proscribed bouie city columbia rabe washington marks distinguished shuttlesworth birmingham stands proposition state narrows unconstitutionally overbroad statute state must ensure defendants convicted statute subsequently construed originally written conflict holding case massachusetts oakes five justices agreed separate opinion state legislature cure potential overbreadth problem postconviction statutory amendment support osborne view overbroad statute void written may narrow affirm conviction basis narrowing construction leave statute full force since courts routinely adopt latter course acceptance osborne proposition require radical reworking american law moreover oakes approach based fear legislators know cure mistakes amendment without significant cost may careful avoid drafting overbroad laws first place similar effect likely judicial construction statute eliminate overbreadth allowed applied case since legislatures sure statute examined saved narrowing construction rather invalidated overbreadth since applying even narrowed statute pending cases might barred due process clause furthermore requiring statutes facially invalidated whenever overbreadth perceived likely invite reconsideration redefinition overbreadth doctrine way serve first amendment interests pp nevertheless due process requires osborne conviction reversed case remanded new trial since unclear whether conviction based finding state proved elements offense true precluded reaching due process challenge respect scienter element crime counsel failure comply state procedural rule requiring objection faulty jury instructions constitutes independent ground adequate support result however barred respect counsel failure object failure instruct lewdness since shortly brief trial counsel moved dismiss ground statute overbroad failure allow viewing innocent nude photographs nothing gained requiring counsel object second time specifically jury instructions assertion federal rights plainly reasonably made may defeated name local practice cf douglas alabama pp white delivered opinion rehnquist blackmun scalia kennedy joined blackmun filed concurring opinion post brennan filed dissenting opinion marshall stevens joined post adele shank argued cause appellant briefs randall dana john quigley david goldberger ronald argued cause filed brief appellee briefs amici curiae urging affirmance filed attorneys general state arizona et al anthony celebrezze attorney general ohio andrew sutter assistant attorney general loren braverman attorneys general respective follows robert corbin arizona robert butterworth florida james jones idaho linley pearson indiana thomas miller iowa robert stephan kansas james shannon massachusetts frank kelley michigan william webster missouri brian mckay nevada roger tellinghuisen south dakota kenneth eikenberry washington american family association peggy coleman children legal foundation alan sears concerned women america et al robert showers wendell bird jordan lorence cimron campbell covenant house et al gregory loken judith drazen schretter justice white delivered opinion order combat child pornography ohio enacted rev code ann supp provides pertinent part person shall following possess view material performance shows minor person child ward state nudity unless one following applies material performance sold disseminated displayed possessed controlled brought caused brought state presented bona fide artistic medical scientific educational religious governmental judicial proper purpose physician psychologist sociologist scientist teacher person pursuing bona fide studies research librarian clergyman prosecutor judge person proper interest material performance person knows parents guardian custodian consented writing photographing use minor state nudity manner material performance used transferred ohio affirmed osborne conviction intermediate appellate state young ohio relying one earlier decisions first rejected osborne contention first amendment prohibits proscribing private possession child pornography next found unconstitutionally overbroad relying statutory exceptions read applying depictions nudity involving lewd exhibition graphic focus minor genitals also found scienter essential element offense osborne objected trial judge insisted government prove lewd exhibition scienter elements crime ohio rejected contentions osborne failed object jury instructions given trial believe failures proof amounted plain error ohio denied motion rehearing granted stay pending appeal noted probable jurisdiction last june threshold question case whether ohio may constitutionally proscribe possession viewing child pornography whether osborne argues decision stanley georgia compels contrary result stanley struck georgia law outlawing private possession obscene material recognized statute impinged upon stanley right receive information privacy home found georgia justifications law inadequate stanley read broadly previously noted stanley narrow holding see reels film since decision case value permitting child pornography characterized exceedingly modest de minimis new york ferber assuming sake argument osborne first amendment interests viewing possessing child pornography nonetheless find case distinct stanley interests underlying child pornography prohibitions far exceed interests justifying georgia law issue stanley every address issue concluded see people geever felton state crim app aff sub nom ex parte felton state davis app savery state tex app boffardi supp sdny stanley georgia primarily sought proscribe private possession obscenity concerned obscenity poison minds viewers responded hatever power state control public dissemination ideas inimical public morality constitutionally premise legislation desirability controlling person private thoughts difference obvious state rely paternalistic interest regulating osborne mind rather ohio enacted order protect victims child pornography hopes destroy market exploitative use children evident beyond need elaboration state interest safeguarding physical psychological minor compelling legislative judgment well judgment found relevant literature use children subjects pornographic materials harmful physiological emotional mental health child judgment think easily passes muster first amendment ferber citations omitted also surely reasonable state conclude decrease production child pornography penalizes possess view product thereby decreasing demand ferber upheld new york statute outlawing distribution child pornography found similar argument persuasive advertising selling child pornography provide economic motive thus integral part production materials activity illegal throughout nation rarely suggested constitutional freedom speech press extends immunity speech writing used integral part conduct violation valid criminal statute quoting giboney empire storage ice given importance state interest protecting victims child pornography fault ohio attempting stamp vice levels distribution chain according state since time decision ferber much child pornography market driven underground result difficult impossible solve child pornography problem attacking production distribution indeed found necessary proscribe possession material interests also support ohio law first ferber recognized materials produced child pornographers permanently record victim abuse pornography continued existence causes child victims continuing harm haunting children years come state ban possession viewing encourages possessors materials destroy second encouraging destruction materials also desirable evidence suggests pedophiles use child pornography seduce children sexual activity given gravity state interests context find ohio may constitutionally proscribe possession viewing child pornography ii osborne next argues even state may constitutionally ban possession child pornography conviction invalid unconstitutionally overbroad criminalizes intolerable range constitutionally protected conduct previous decisions discussing first amendment overbreadth doctrine repeatedly emphasized statute regulates expressive conduct scope statute render unconstitutional unless overbreadth real substantial well judged relation statute plainly legitimate sweep broadrick oklahoma even statute margins infringes protected expression facial invalidation inappropriate remainder statute covers whole range easily identifiable constitutionally proscribable conduct new york ferber ohio statute face purports prohibit possession nude photographs minors stated depictions nudity without constitute protected expression see ferber supra relying observation osborne argues statute written substantially overbroad skeptical claim light statute exemptions proper purposes provisions statute may substantially overbroad cases however may osborne overbreadth challenge event fails statute construed ohio osborne direct appeal plainly survives overbreadth scrutiny ohio reading statute prohibits possession viewing material performance minor state nudity nudity constitutes lewd exhibition involves graphic focus genitals person charged ohio limiting statute operation manner ohio avoided penalizing persons viewing possessing innocuous photographs naked children upheld similar language overbreadth challenges past ferber affirmed conviction new york statute made crime promote lewd exhibition child genitals noted term lewd exhibition genitals unknown area indeed given miller california example permissible regulation ohio also concluded state establish scienter order prove violation based ohio default statute specifying recklessness applies another statutory provision lacks intent specification see supra statute face lacks mens rea requirement omission brings play cured another law plainly satisfies requirement laid ferber prohibitions child pornography include element scienter osborne contends impermissible ohio apply construction rely narrowed construction statute evaluating overbreadth claim cases however long held statute construed may applied conduct occurring prior construction provided application affords fair warning defendan dombrowski pfister citations omitted hamling example reviewed petitioners convictions mailing conspiring mail obscene advertising brochure statute makes crime mail obscene lewd lascivious indecent filthy vile article matter thing device substance hamling first time construed term obscenity used limited sort patently offensive representations depictions specific hard core sexual conduct given examples miller california light construction rejected petitioners facial challenge statute written affirmed petitioners convictions section finding petitioners fair notice conduct criminal like hamling petitioners osborne notice conduct proscribed obvious face goal statute eradicate child pornography provision criminalizes viewing possessing material depicting children state nudity proper purposes provision appears sex offenses chapter ohio code section preceded proscribes andering sexually oriented matter involving minor followed proscribes eception obtain matter harmful juveniles osborne photographs adolescent boys sexually explicit situations constitute child pornography hardly needs elaboration therefore although written may imprecise fringes someone osborne position surprised learn possession four photographs issue case constituted crime osborne notice conduct criminal case differs three cases upon relies bouie city columbia rabe washington marks bouie petitioners refused leave restaurant asked restaurant manager although manager objected petitioners entered restaurant petitioners convicted violating south carolina trespass statute proscribing entry upon lands another notice owner tenant prohibiting entry affirming convictions south carolina construed trespass law also making crime individual remain another land asked leave reversed convictions due process grounds south carolina expansion statute unforseeable therefore petitioners reason suspect conduct criminal likewise rabe washington supra petitioner convicted violating washington obscenity statute terms proscribe defendant conduct petitioner appeal washington nevertheless affirmed petitioner conviction construing washington obscenity statute reach petitioner overturned conviction washington broadening statute unexpected therefore petitioner warning actions proscribed marks supra held retroactive application obscenity standards announced miller california potential detriment defendant violated due process clause time defendant committed challenged conduct decision memoirs attorney general massachusetts provided governing law defendant suspect actions later become criminal expanded range constitutionally proscribable conduct miller osborne suggests decision inconsistent shuttlesworth birmingham disagree shuttlesworth defendant convicted violating alabama ordinance read literally provided person may stand public sidewalk birmingham whim police officer city stated constitutional vice broad provision needs demonstration ibid subsequently construed alabama however ordinance merely made criminal individual blocking free passage along public street disobey police officer order move noted duty course accept state judicial construction ordinance construed say ordinance unconstitutional though requires great feat imagination envisage situations ordinance might unconstitutionally applied nevertheless reversed defendant conviction clear state convicted defendant ordinance construed rather written shuttlesworth stands proposition state narrows unconstitutionally overbroad statute state must ensure defendants convicted statute subsequently construed originally written proposition way conflicts holding case finally despite osborne contention contrary believe massachusetts oakes supports theory case oakes petitioner challenged massachusetts pornography statute overbroad since time defendant alleged crime however state substantially narrowed statute subsequent legislative enactment amendment statute separate opinion five justices agreed state legislature cure potential problem subsequent legislative action statute void written osborne contends oakes stands similar distinct proposition faced potentially overinclusive statute may construe statute avoid overbreadth problems apply statute construed past conduct implication argument statute overbroad written statute void incurable result reviewing conviction potentially overbroad statute must either affirm strike statute face may ohio case narrow statute affirm basis narrowing construction leave statute full force disagree first indicated earlier discussion accepted proposition require radical reworking law courts routinely construe statutes avoid statutes potentially overbroad reach apply statute case leave statute place roth example construed terms used prohibits mailing material obscene lewd lascivious indecent filthy vile justice harlan characterized roth way words obscene lewd lascivious indecent filthy vile connote something portrayed manner offensive make unacceptable current community mores common usage words different shades meaning statute since inception always taken aimed obnoxiously debasing portrayals sex although statute condemns material irrespective effect may upon whose hands falls early case bennet fed cas put limiting gloss upon statutory language statute reaches indecent material expressed roth supra taken whole appeals prurient interest manuel enterprises day footnotes omitted emphasis original second believe oakes compels proposition osborne urges us accept oakes justice scalia writing four others reasoned overbreadth doctrine serves protect constitutionally legitimate speech merely ex post offending statute enacted also ex ante legislature contemplating sort statute enact promulgation overbroad laws affecting speech cost free conviction constitutionally proscribable conduct lost long offending statute narrowed final appeal legislatures significantly reduced incentive stay within constitutional bounds first place one takes account overbroad statutes never challenged time elapses ones challenged amended come within constitutional bounds substantial amount legitimate speech chilled emphasis original legislators know cure mistakes amendment without significant cost may careful avoid drafting overbroad statutes might otherwise similar effect likely judicial construction statute eliminate overbreadth allowed applied case primarily legislatures sure statute examined saved narrowing construction rather invalidated overbreadth latter event convictions law even whose conduct unprotected first amendment even construed obviate overbreadth applying statute pending cases might barred due process clause thus careless drafting considered cost free based power courts eliminate overbreadth statutory construction also considerations osborne contends courts construe statutes eliminate overbreadth convictions found guilty unprotected conduct covered statute must reversed convictions prior reprehensible conduct barred furthermore contends overbroad laws implicating first amendment interests nullities incapable valid application outset mean judicial construction save statute even applied subsequent conduct unprotected first amendment overbreadth doctrine recognized indeed strong medicine broadrick oklahoma requiring statutes facially invalidated whenever overbreadth perceived likely invite reconsideration redefinition doctrine way serve first amendment interests iii rejected osborne stanley overbreadth arguments reach osborne final objection conviction contention denied due process unclear conviction based finding elements present according ohio order secure conviction state must prove scienter defendant possessed material depicting lewd exhibition graphic focus genitals jury case instructed convict osborne conduct satisfied requirements state concedes omissions jury instructions argues osborne waived right assert due process challenge failed object instructions given trial ohio held citing ohio law question us therefore whether precluded reaching osborne due process challenge counsel failure comply procedural rule constitutes independent ground adequate support result difficulty agreeing state osborne counsel failure urge instruct jury scienter constitutes independent adequate ground preventing us reaching osborne due process contention point ohio law proof scienter required instances like present one criminal statute specify applicable mental state see supra state procedural rule moreover serves state important interest ensuring counsel part preventing trial courts providing juries erroneous instructions respect trial failure instruct lewdness however reach different conclusion based upon review record believe counsel failure object point prevent us considering osborne constitutional claim osborne trial brief state called two arresting officers stand defense summoned osborne right trial osborne counsel moved dismiss case contending unconstitutionally overbroad counsel stated filing motion dismiss based fact statute void vagueness overbroad statute overbroad person pictures grandchildren probably even nude photographs judge nude photos child probably violating law grandparents neighbors people happen view photograph criminally liable statute basis going ask dismiss case tr given sequence events believe may reach osborne due process claim convinced osborne attorney pressed issue state failure proof lewdness trial circumstances nothing gained requiring osborne lawyer object second time specifically jury instructions trial judge uncertain terms rejected counsel argument statute written overbroad state contends counsel insisted instruct jury lewdness absent finding element existed conviction unconstitutional accept position force resort arid ritual meaningless form perceivable state interest james kentucky quoting staub city baxley citing henry mississippi justice holmes warned us years ago hatever springes state may set endeavoring assert rights state confers assertion federal rights plainly reasonably made defeated name local practice davis wechsler decision analogous decision douglas alabama case alabama held defendant waived confrontation clause objection reading evidence confession given although following precise procedure required alabama law defendant unsuccessfully objected prosecution use confession followed consistent holdings adequacy state procedural bars assertion federal questions federal question stated determining sufficiency objections applied general principle objection ample timely bring alleged federal error attention trial enable take appropriate corrective action sufficient serve legitimate state interests therefore sufficient preserve claim review concluding legitimate state interest served requiring repetition patently futile objection held alabama procedural ruling preclude consideration defendant constitutional claim reach similar conclusion case iv conclude although find osborne first amendment arguments unpersuasive reverse conviction remand new trial order ensure osborne conviction stemmed finding state proved elements ordered footnotes osborne also unsuccessfully raised number challenges issue since indicated decision stanley firmly grounded first amendment bowers hardwick georgia also argued ban possession necessary complement ban distribution see discussion infra possession law benefited public according state exposure obscene material might lead deviant sexual behavior crimes sexual violence found lack empirical evidence supporting latter claim stated mong free men deterrents ordinarily applied prevent crime education punishment violations law citation omitted dissent notes see post stanley cited illicit possession defense information example type offense compelling state interests might justify ban possession stanley however suggest crime exhausted entire category proscribable offenses code rev stat ann rev stat supp stat code ann idaho code rev ch kans stat ann supp stat mo rev stat supp neb rev stat rev stat ohio rev code ann supp okla tit supp codified laws ann tex penal code ann supp utah code ann supp rev code code attorney general commission pornography example child pornography often used part method seducing child victims child reluctant engage sexual activity adult pose sexually explicit photos sometimes convinced viewing children fun participating activity attorney general commission pornography final report footnotes omitted see also campagna poffenberger sexual trafficking children child pornography first amendment context permit defendants challenge statutes overbreadth grounds regardless whether individual defendant conduct constitutionally protected first amendment doctrine substantial overbreadth exception general rule person statute may constitutionally applied challenge statute ground may unconstitutionally applied others massachusetts oakes statute applies individual possesses views depiction minor person child ward state moreover impose criminal liability either material performance sold disseminated displayed possessed controlled brought caused brought state presented bona fide artistic medical scientific educational religious governmental judicial proper purpose physician psychologist sociologist scientist teacher person pursuing bona fide studies research librarian clergyman prosecutor judge person proper interest material performance person knows parents guardian custodian consented writing photographing use minor state nudity manner material performance used transferred true despite statutory exceptions one might imagine circumstances statute terms criminalizes constitutionally protected conduct example parent gave family friend picture parent infant taken infant unclothed statute apply given broad statutory exceptions prevalence child pornography far clear instances statute applies constitutionally protected conduct significant enough warrant finding statute overbroad cf oakes supra opinion scalia joined blackmun concurring judgment part dissenting part find persuasive osborne contention statute unconstitutionally overbroad applies instances viewers possessors lack scienter although specify mental state ohio law provides recklessness appropriate mens rea statute neither specifies culpability plainly indicates purpose impose strict liability ohio rev stat ann also find merit osborne claim unconstitutionally vague define term minor ohio law minor anyone years age ohio rev code ann ohio reached conclusion proper purposes exceptions set forth considered scope prohibited conduct narrows significantly clear purpose exceptions sanction possession viewing material depicting nude minors conduct morally innocent thus conduct prohibited statute conduct morally innocent possession viewing described material prurient purposes construed statute proscription broad outlaw depictions minors state nudity rather depictions constitute child pornography ohio emphasis original statute upheld overbreadth challenge ferber moreover arguably less narrowly tailored statute challenged case unlike new york law provide broad range exceptions general prohibition lewd exhibition genitals despite lack exceptions upheld new york law reasoning ow often ever may necessary employ children engage conduct clearly within reach statute order produce educational medical artistic works known certainty yet seriously doubt suggested arguably impermissible applications statute amount tiny fraction materials within statute reach dissent distinguishes ohio statute construed statute upheld ferber ground ohio statute proscribes lewd exhibitions nudity rather lewd exhibitions genitals see post emphasis original dissent notes ohio defines nudity include depictions public areas buttocks female breast covered male genitals discernibly turgid state post agree distinction body areas specific body parts constitutionally significant crucial question whether depiction lewd whether depiction happens focus genitals buttocks event however osborne entitled relief context opinion indicates ohio believed term nudity used refers lewd exhibition genitals state young ohio concede dissent suggests see post statute construed might proscribe family friend possession innocuous picture unclothed infant acknowledge see supra statute written might reach conduct construed statute surely apply photograph involve lewd exhibition graphic focus genitals child principle course accords rationale underlying overbreadth challenges normally allow defendant challenge law applied others first amendment context however said ecause sensitive nature constitutionally protected expression required subject overbroad regulations risk prosecution test rights free expression transcendent value society merely exercising rights might loser dombrowski statute authoritatively construed longer danger protected speech deterred therefore longer reason entertain defendant challenge statute face shuttlesworth also overturned defendant conviction violating another part alabama ordinance provision interpreted criminalizing individual failure follow policeman directions policeman directing traffic crime alleged shuttlesworth nothing motor traffic buckley valeo another landmark case law construed avoid potential overbreadth problems left place section federal election campaign act ed imposed certain reporting requirements person makes contributions independent expenditures exceeding contribution political committee candidate stated insure reach impermissibly broad construe expenditure purposes section reach funds used communications expressly advocate election defeat clearly identified candidate section upheld construed omitted osborne submission even construction eliminating overbreadth occurs civil case statute applied conduct occurring prior decision although plainly within reach terms statute plainly otherwise protected first amendment statute narrowed comply amendment conduct illegal terms applying ruling pending cases see difference constitutional import affirming conviction construing statute avoid facial invalidation ground overbreadth affirming conviction rejecting claim conduct issue within terms statute situations due process clause require fair warning defendant statutory proscription construed covers conduct even due process limitation courts repeatedly affirm convictions rejecting nonfrivolous claims conduct issue forbidden terms statute argued earlier doubt whatsoever osborne conduct proscribed terms child pornography statute involved due process clause protects accused conviction except upon proof beyond reasonable doubt every fact necessary constitute crime charged winship alabama stated must ruling sought acted trial judge put error ruling asked invoked questions embracing alleged confession citation omitted justice blackmun concurring join opinion write separately express agreement justice brennan see post ability entertain osborne due process claim premised failure trial charge lewd exhibition graphic focus elements depend upon objection failure trial justice brennan justice marshall justice stevens join dissenting agree appellant conviction must reversed agree however ohio free remand retry ohio rev code ann supp currently exists view state law even construed authoritatively ohio still fatally overbroad decision stanley georgia prevents state criminalizing appellant possession photographs issue case therefore respectfully dissent written ohio statute plainly overbroad section makes crime ossess view material performance shows minor person child ward state nudity another section defines nudity showing representation depiction human male female genitals pubic area buttocks less full opaque covering female breast less full opaque covering portion thereof top nipple covered male genitals discernibly turgid state wary statute use nudity standard ohio construed apply nudity constitutes lewd exhibition involves graphic focus genitals state young ohio lewd exhibition graphic focus tests fail cure overbreadth statute also create new problem vagueness dismisses appellant overbreadth contention single cursory paragraph relying exclusively previous decision new york ferber majority reasons lewd exhibition standard adequately narrows statute ambit upheld similar language overbreadth challenges past ante terse explanation unsatisfactory since ferber involved law differs crucial respects one new york law issue ferber criminalized use child exual performance defined performance part thereof includes sexual conduct child less sixteen years age quoting penal law mckinney sexual conduct turn defined actual simulated sexual intercourse deviate sexual intercourse sexual bestiality masturbation abuse lewd exhibition genitals quoting although acknowledged nudity without protected expression found statute overbroad tiny fraction materials within statute reach constitutionally protected see also brennan concurring judgment therefore upheld conviction bookstore proprietor sold films depicting young boys masturbating ohio law distinguishable several reasons first new york statute criminalize materials graphic focus genitals discussed ohio graphic focus test impermissibly capacious even setting aside graphic focus element ohio narrowing construction still overbroad focuses lewd exhibitions nudity rather lewd exhibitions genitals context sexual conduct new york statute issue ferber ohio law defines nudity include depictions pubic areas buttocks female breast covered male genitals discernibly turgid state well depictions genitals face ohio law much broader new york addition whereas ohio interpretation uses lewd exhibition nudity test standing alone new york law employed phrase lewd exhibition genitals context longer list examples sexual conduct actual simulated sexual intercourse deviate sexual intercourse sexual bestiality masturbation abuse syntax important decision ferber recognized potential impermissible applications new york statute see view examples sexual conduct provided statute willing assume new york courts widen possibly invalid reach statute giving expansive construction proscription lewd exhibition genitals ibid emphasis added ohio statute course analog elaborate definition sexual conduct serve similar limit hence new york law saved least part notion ejusdem generis see sands sutherland statutory construction ed ohio construction law indeed broad definition nudity ohio statutory scheme means child pornography include photograph depicting lewd exhibition even small portion minor buttocks part female breast nipple pictures topless bathers mediterranean beach teenagers revealing dresses even toddlers romping unclothed might prohibited furthermore ohio law forbids depictions nudity per se also depictions buttocks breast pubic area less full opaque covering thus pictures fashion models wearing semitransparent clothing might illegal might photograph depicting fully clad male nevertheless captured genitals discernibly turgid state ohio statute thus sweeps many types materials child pornography used term ferber rather enjoy full first amendment protection might objected many depictions nudity amount lewd exhibitions absence authoritative definition phrase ohio predict ones many characterize photograph seductive fashion model alluringly posed adolescent topless european beach lewd although pictures indisputably enjoy constitutional protection indeed might think nudity especially involving minor definition lewd yet clearly established nudity excluded automatically scope first amendment today unable even hazard guess lewd exhibition might mean forced rely entirely inapposite case ferber simply discuss let alone decide central issue ohio provided clues meaning phrase lewd exhibition nudity distinguished child pornography obscenity see ohio thereby implying believe exhibition required obscene order qualify lewd supplied authoritative definition disturbing omission light absence phrase lewd exhibition statutory definition section sex offenses chapter ohio revised code see fact word lewd appear statutory definition crime involving obscenity sexually oriented materials ohio revised code see thus ohio grafted lewd exhibition test onto definition nudity venturing uncharted territory moreover longstanding commonly understood definition lewd upon ohio construction might said draw save lewd exhibition standard impermissible vagueness common law term lewd included gross indecency notorious tend corrupt community morals collins state app approach subjective dependent entirely speaker social moral cultural bias morgan detroit supp ed surprisingly long experience applying indecency laws learned word lewd indefinite uncertain enforceable courtemanche state tex cr app see also attwood purcell supp district columbia walters term often defined reference pejorative synonyms lustful lascivious unchaste wanton loose morals conduct people williams cal app cal rptr phrases synonyms meaning purportedly ascribed serve obscure rather clarify state kueny iowa instruct jury lewd dissolute act one morally loose lawless foul piles additional uncertainty upon already vague words statute short vague statutory language rendered precise defining terms synonyms equal greater uncertainty pryor municipal los angeles cal ohio moreover specify perspective lewdness determined reasonable person view lewdness reasonable pedophile average person applying contemporary local community standards statewide standards nationwide standards cf sable communications california fcc pope ilinois pinkus smith miller california mishkin new york sum addition lewd exhibition standard narrow adequately statute reach anything creates new problem vagueness affording public little notice statute ambit providing avenue policemen prosecutors juries pursue personal predilections kolender lawson quoting smith goguen see also houston hill given important first amendment interests issue vague broad sweep lewd exhibition language means cure overbreadth ohio also added graphic focus element nudity definition phrase stranger obscenity regulation suffers vagueness difficulty lewd exhibition although ohio failed elaborate graphic focus might test appears involve nothing subjective estimation centrality prominence genitals picture representation factor dependent perspective idiosyncrasies observer also unconnected whether material issue merits constitutional protection simple nudity matter prominent graphic within bounds first amendment michelangelo david might said graphic focus genitals plainly portrays manner unavoidable even casual observer similarly painting partially clad girl said involve graphic focus depending picture lighting emphasis depictions nude children friezes adorn courtroom even photograph child running naked beach playing bathtub might run afoul law depending focus camera angle sum lewd exhibition graphic focus tests vague serve workable limit statute even construed authoritatively ohio impermissibly overbroad hold appellant retried ii even statute overbroad decision stanley georgia forbids criminalization appellant private possession home materials issue first amendment means anything means state business telling man sitting alone house books may read films may watch appellant convicted possessing four photographs nude minors seized desk drawer bedroom house search executed pursuant warrant appellant testified given pictures home friend evidence photographs produced commercially distributed kept album appellant assembled personal use possessed privately several years circumstances focus ferber rather stanley misplaced ferber held child pornography category material production distribution entitled first amendment protection emphasis added decision extend private possession authority state regulate production distribution materials dispositive power penalize possession indeed stanley assumed films issue obscene production sale distribution thus prohibited decisions see nevertheless reasoned although retain broad power regulate obscenity child pornography well power simply extend mere possession individual privacy home ferber nothing place child pornography level first amendment protection obscene adult pornography meaning production distribution proscribed distinction established stanley materials may regulated may regulated still stands see miller per curiam people keyes misc justice white remarked different context personal constitutional rights like stanley possess read obscenity homes freedom mind thought depend whether materials obscene whether obscenity constitutionally protected rights view material private independently saved constitution reidel today finds stanley inapposite ground interests underlying child pornography prohibitions far exceed interests justifying georgia law issue stanley ante majority analysis withstand scrutiny sexual exploitation children undoubtedly serious problem ohio may employ weapons combat indeed state already enacted panoply laws prohibiting creation sale distribution child pornography obscenity involving minors see supra ohio demonstrated laws inadequate state must forbid mere possession well today speculates ohio decrease production child pornography penalizes possess view product thereby decreasing demand ante criminalizing possession thought necessary since time decision ferber much child pornography market driven underground result difficult impossible solve child pornography problem attacking production distribution ante support notes found necessary prohibit simple possession ibid even accept empirical assumptions find approach foreclosed stanley rejected precisely contention ohio makes today faced argument prohibition possession obscene materials necessary incident statutory schemes prohibiting distribution argument based alleged difficulties proving intent distribute producing evidence actual distribution convinced difficulties exist even think justify infringement individual right read observe pleases right fundamental scheme individual liberty restriction may justified need ease administration otherwise valid criminal laws iii although agree conclusion appellant conviction must reversed violation due process subscribe reasoning regarding adequacy appellant objections trial see ante majority determines appellant due process rights violated jury instructed according interpretation adopted ohio appeal say jury told state must prove scienter defendant possessed material depicting lewd exhibition graphic focus genitals ante finds appellant challenge trial failure charge lewd exhibition graphic focus elements properly us appellant objected trial overbreadth see ante agree conclusion may reach merits appellant claim point rest instead apparently dictum given decision reverse appellant conviction basis first due process claim maintains separate due process challenge appellant arising ohio addition scienter element procedurally barred appellant failed object trial absence scienter instruction maintains must interpreted light ohio revised code provides recklessness appropriate mens rea statute neither specifies culpability plainly indicates purpose impose strict liability ante agree gratuitous aspect reasoning first overbreadth contention voiced appellant must read fairly encompassing objection lack intent requirement definition nudity appellant objected inter alia criminalization mere possession viewing photograph without need state show additional elements tr natural inference language intent one additional elements state required prove need demand greater precision criminal defendant judgment overbreadth challenge sufficient matter federal law preserve due process claim arising addition scienter element majority acknowledges decision ferber mandated prohibitions child pornography include element scienter ante citing ferber ferber recognized adding intent requirement part process narrowing otherwise overbroad statute appellant contention statute overbroad interpreted light find ohio logic internally contradictory one breath adopted scienter requirement recklessness narrow statute response appellant overbreadth challenge next breath insisted appellant failed object lack scienter element second even appellant failed object trial failure jury instructions include scienter element agree reasoning ohio unquestioned majority today omission element recklessness constitute plain error ohio contrary judge failure instruct jury every element offense violates bedrock axiomatic elementary constitutional principle francis franklin quoting winship cognizable appeal plain error cf carella california scalia concurring judgment rose clark connecticut johnson plurality opinion jackson virginia error fundamental submit jury essential ingredients offense conviction rest necessary take note motion screws plurality opinion thus find properly us appellant due process challenge arising addition scienter element well claim stemming creation lewd exhibition graphic focus tests iv speech eloquent ideas expressed lofty easy find restrictions invalid first amendment limited discourse freedom sterile indeed osborne pictures may distasteful constitution guarantees right possess privately right avoid punishment overbroad law respectfully dissent provisions ohio law relating child pornography phrased terms nudity example ohio rev code ann supp prohibits knowing creation sale distribution possession obscenity involving minor section prohibits knowing creation sale distribution possession materials depicting minor engaging sexual activity defined sexual conduct sexual contact see masturbation bestiality documented harm child pornography arises chiefly type obscene materials punished provisions rather depictions mere nudity criminalized see new york ferber stevens concurring judgment hints exemptions proper purposes provisions might save overbroad see ante disagree enumerated proper purposes bona fide artistic medical scientific educational proper purpose simultaneously vague narrow acceptable artistic purpose erotic art along lines robert mapplethorpe qualify valid scientific educational purpose sex manuals see faloona hustler magazine supp nd tex aff permissible proper purpose photos taken one purpose recirculated prurient purposes proper purposes standard appears create problems analogous encountered describing redeeming social importance obscenity see pope illinois stevens dissenting smith stevens dissenting paris adult theatre slaton brennan dissenting miller california memoirs attorney general massachusetts plurality opinion roth time however ohio list proper purposes limited excludes obviously permissible uses commercial distribution fashion photographs simple exchange pictures among family friends thus neighbor grandparent receives photograph unclothed toddler might subject criminal sanctions although phrase lewd exhibition genitals offered example permissible regulation miller california mentioned treatment vagueness question even phrase prefaced words atently offensive representations descriptions included list types sexual conduct served limit scope maintains context opinion indicates ohio believed term nudity used refers lewd exhibition genitals state young ohio ante passage cited quoted part however description appellant objections trial argument appeal precise formulation ohio lewd exhibition test indeed two sentences quotation cited majority ohio referred lewdness necessary element nudity ohio emphasis added earlier opinion ohio carefully articulated construction statute stated criminalizes depictions nudity nudity constitutes lewd exhibition involves graphic focus genitals portion opinion rely ohio say nudity constitutes lewd exhibition involves graphic focus genitals noun exhibition take modifier preposition repeated reference prohibited state nudity lewd exhibition graphic focus genitals leaves doubt choice words deliberate ohio clearly meant lewd exhibition standard pertain nudity displays genitals see also ibid referring morally innocent nudity well lewd exhibitions today correct ohio intended create lewd exhibition genitals test hardly reassured indeed confused approach ohio referring one part opinion lewd exhibitions nudity another lewd exhibitions genitals create great deal uncertainty regarding scope likely render statute void vagueness course powerless clarify elaborate interpretation ohio law provided state see freedman maryland majority concedes example parent gave family friend picture parent infant taken infant unclothed statute apply ante provide another disturbing illustration commercial advertisement suntan lotion shows dog pulling bottom half young girl bikini revealing stark contrast suntanned back pale buttocks advertisement might illegal ohio absurd yet altogether conceivable conclusion language statute many world great artists degas renoir donatello name worked models years age many acclaimed photographs films included nude partially clad minors massachusetts oakes brennan dissenting omitted addition abundance baby child photographs taken every day without full frontal covering mention work artists filmmakers nudist family snapshots brennan dissenting see also state schmakel ohio ct pp parent photographing naked toddler bear rug threatened prison term even though parents ostensibly interests taking pictures keeping journal gloating children accomplishments none examples involves sexual conduct ferber yet might unlawful ohio statute cf steffens state app invalidating impermissibly vague ordinance prohibited female waitresses entertainers employees public business appearing breasts thinly covered mesh transparent net lawn skin tight materials flesh colored worn skin tight appear uncovered ground view scanty female apparel socially acceptable public particularly beaches description type clothing forbidden ordinance extremely unclear courts found necessary equate lewd obscene order avoid overbreadth vagueness problems see reels film donnenberg state md app lewd indecent equivalent obscene therwise words vague constitute permissible standard criminal statute state ex rel cahalan diversified theatrical app seattle marshall state voshart ohio specifically rejected path judgment even equating lewd obscene adequately clarify matters concept obscenity defined sufficient specificity clarity provide fair notice persons create distribute sexually oriented materials prevent substantial erosion protected speech byproduct attempt suppress unprotected speech avoid costly institutional harms paris adult theatre slaton brennan dissenting see also sable communications california fcc brennan concurring part dissenting part pope illinois brennan dissenting stevens dissenting revised code repealed defined lewdness somewhat unhelpfully indecent obscene act reads sex offenses chapter ohio revised code remarkably devoid use term lewd crime importuning example defined solicitation engage sexual activity sexual conduct ohio rev code ann public indecency comprises expos ing one private parts engag ing masturbation engag ing sexual conduct engag ing conduct ordinary observer appear sexual conduct masturbation prostitution described engaging sexual activity hire ohio rev code ann supp currently several sections ohio revised code outside sex offenses chapter contain term lewd see ohio rev code ann municipal corporation may rovide punishment lewd lascivious behavior streets public places ohio rev code ann defining public nuisance defined declared statutes place upon lewdness assignation prostitution conducted permitted continued exists place upon lewd indecent lascivious obscene films plate negatives exhibited ohio rev code ann supp providing holder certificate license issued chapter subject disciplinary action state dental board ngaging lewd immoral conduct connection provision dental services ohio rev code ann person shall communicating person words language lewd lascivious indecent character nature connotation sole purpose annoying person ohio refer provisions articulating lewd exhibition standard provide little guidance deciphering lewd exhibition nudity test indeed although ohio public nuisance statute contains phrase lewdness assignation prostitution interpreted refer conduct behavior photographs printed materials see ohio pizza ohio ct mar thus ohio followed determined term lewdness apply persons sell pornography chicago geraci app emphasis added see also chicago festival theatre noting various courts held lewdness assignation prostitution abatement statutes applicable obscene films books indeed contexts ohio recognized difficulty defining term lewd see columbus rogers ohio holding void vagueness city ordinance providing person shall appear public street public place state nudity dress belonging sex indecent lewd dress columbus schwarzwalder ohio per curiam reversing grounds overbreadth convictions disorderly conduct ordinance prohibited disturb ing good order quiet city otherwise violat ing public peace indecent disorderly conduct lewd lascivious behavior see also south euclid richardson nos ohio ct pp invalidating vague overbroad municipal ordinance stating person organization club association shall operate maintain manage brothel solicit invite entice another patronize brothel engage acts lewdness sexual conduct defined lewdness sexual conduct relations gross indecency notorious corrupt community morals historically prohibitions lewd acts grew archaic vagrancy statutes designedly drafted grant police prosecutors vague standardless discretion pryor municipal los angeles cal held vagrancy laws unconstitutionally vague papachristou city jacksonville cf ohio rev code municipal corporation may provide punishment persons disturbing good order quiet municipal corporation clamors noises night season intoxication drunkenness fighting committing assault assault battery using obscene profane language streets public places annoyance citizens otherwise violating public peace indecent disorderly conduct lewd lascivious behavior punishment vagrant common street beggar common prostitute habitual disturber peace known pickpocket gambler burglar thief watch stuffer ball game player person practices trick game device intent swindle person abuses family suspicious person give reasonable account emphasis added virtually act running afoul conventional morality sanctioned lewdness laws see jelly dabney wyo describing punishable lewdness prohibition crime illicit cohabitation dwelling living together man woman legally married manner husband wife indulgence acts sexual intercourse quotation omitted egal state app forty years ago either man woman donned apparel popular beaches today person probably branded lewd lascivious indecent person quoting state ex rel swanboro mayo danger discriminatory enforcement assumes particular importance context instant case involves child pornography male homosexual overtones sadly evidence indicates overwhelming majority arrests violations lewdness laws involve male homosexuals see pryor supra cf houston hill prosecution male homosexual interfering police officer performance duties developments law sexual orientation law harv rev uneven application law natural consequence statute judicially construed measure criminality conduct community even individual notions distasteful behavior pryor supra lewd exhibition standard furnishes convenient tool harsh discriminatory enforcement local prosecuting officials particular groups deemed merit displeasure kolender lawson quoting papachristou turn quoting thornhill alabama since makes crime view well possess depictions nudity visitors art gallery might find violation law scope restricted depictions minor person child ward cure overbreadth problem many constitutionally protected photographs outlawed statute commercial advertisements works art circulate outside subject immediate family see also ante judge nude photos child probably violating law grandparents neighbors people happen view photograph criminally liable statute quoting tr distinction drawn stanley anomaly law contrary often protected expression valued listeners whether source communication fully entitled safeguards first amendment see pacific gas electric public utilities california plurality opinion consolidated edison new york public service new york first national bank boston bellotti lamont postmaster general brennan concurring right listener receive information rest right producer disseminate power ban production distribution child pornography imply concomitant authority proscribe mere possession although held stanley georgia first fourteenth amendments prohibit making mere private possession obscene material crime acknowledged compelling reasons may exist overriding right individual possess types printed filmed recorded materials majority reference language support decision today see ante ignores fact stanley cited criminalizes possession defense information harmful national security equate child pornography state secrets read narrow exception carved stanley swallowing general rule case established see state meadows ohio ct doan concurring reservation stanley applies traitorous seditious materials child pornography rev ohio cert denied see also meadows ohio brown concurring although decisions even first amendment area taken special note paramount importance national security interests see near minnesota ex rel olson nonetheless required strong showing imminent danger permitting first amendment freedoms sacrificed see new york times brennan concurring prohibited possession child pornography hardly proves approach integral effective enforcement production distribution laws restriction speech justified reasoning fact difficulty enforcing possession laws example requirements probable cause warrant search may undertaken means penalties possession dubious complements curbs production sale distribution see note private possession child pornography tensions stanley georgia new york ferber wm mary rev statutory prohibition private possession child pornography inefficient ineffective means preventing serious problem child sexual abuse federal experience illustrates possession laws essential element successful enforcement strategy protection children sexual exploitation act pub stat congress prohibited production distribution sale material depicting sexually explicit conduct minors see congress also criminalized mailing receipt trafficking interstate foreign commerce material purpose sale distribution sale see congress criminalize mere possession child protection act pub stat congress enacted broad revision law removing requirement trafficking receipt mailing purposes sale distribution sale see act eliminated requirement material obscene production distribution sale mailing trafficking receipt found criminal see raised age limit protection years age see added stiffer penalties see criminal civil forfeiture provisions see civil remedy personal injuries see even amendments congress find necessary ban simple possession nevertheless attorney general commission pornography determined act effectively halted bulk commercial child pornography industry revisions enabled federal officials move noncommercial clandestine mutation industry dept justice attorney general commission pornography final report hereafter attorney general report briefly identifies two interests contends justify ohio law first majority describes state interest destroying permanen record victim abuse ante believe law narrowly tailored end requirement state show child abused production materials even child knew photograph taken even state recover copies offensive picture seems highly unlikely see candid shot taken without minor knowledge haun years come indication child even aware existence law purpose preventing sexual abuse children underinclusive extent prevent parents photographing children state nudity see massachusetts oakes giving others written permission see faloona hustler magazine supp nd tex restriction parents nebulous proper purposes provision really restriction see supra fundamentally even state presume minors legally incompetent consent sexually explicit photographs therefore photographs outlawed follow state prohibit possession pictures addition production ferber careful limit discussion distribution circulation photographs taken without minor consent see cf butterworth smith florida star smith daily mail publishing cox broadcasting cohn analogy stanley assuredly protects private possession obscene adult pornography even though argument made production adult pornography harmful adult actors production child pornography child actors note wm mary supra see also attorney general report supra pollard regulating violent pornography vand rev second maintains possession child pornography may prohibited evidence suggests pedophiles use child pornography seduce children sexual activity ante citing attorney general commission pornography attorney general commission however determined pedophiles likely use adult well child pornography lower inhibitions child victim see attorney general report supra see also brief covenant house et al amici curiae characterizing argument point factual speculation finally ohio solution prohibiting private possession ignores fundamental principles first amendment jurisprudence assuming obscene material proved create danger illegal behavior follow expression suppressed rather basic principles system freedom expression require society deal directly action leave expression alone emerson system freedom expression see also paris adult theatre slaton brennan dissenting thus acts sexual abuse may outlawed private possession photographs magazines materials may notion possession pornography may penalized order facilitate prohibition production whatever rights possessors unlike proposal newspaper subscribers held criminally liable receiving newspaper aware publisher violations child labor laws cf tribe american constitutional law ed cases sanctions possession might increase effectiveness concededly permissible regulations production process although need protect children exploitation may acute override right receive newspaper possess sexually explicit materials privacy home especially less restrictive alternatives exist state interests asserted opinion taken mean appellant due process claim respect lewd exhibition graphic focus elements procedurally barred failed object trial appellant due process contention nothing complaint concerning statute overbreadth suggestion barred raising failed object trial might plausible appellant argument rather maintains due process rights violated ohio affirmed conviction adding elements lewd exhibition graphic focus appeal despite fact appellant reason design defense strategy introduce evidence tests mind jury moreover might convicted appellant purely basis nudity definition without deciding whether materials depicted lewd exhibition nudity involved graphic focus genitals thus appellant due process claim separate overbreadth challenge see shuttlesworth birmingham even appears recognize places opinion see ante even construed obviate overbreadth applying statute pending cases might barred due process clause due process violation case complete ohio affirmed appellant conviction reinterpreting statute requiring defendants object trial error appear appellate stage advance legitimate state interest regarding finality compliance state procedures