Members of the band and others in the chain of distribution were charged with violating the California Penal CodeCalifornia Penal Code at leginfo.ca.gov on a misdemeanor charge carrying a maximum penalty of up to a year in county jail and a base fine of up to $2,000. Biafra says that during this time government agents invaded and searched his home. The prosecution tried to present the poster to the jury in isolation for consideration as obscene material, but Judge Susan Isacoff ruled that the poster must be considered along with the music and lyrics."Judge Isacoff, Commissioner Duffey Slate July Retirements" Metropolitan News-Enterprise. May 28, 2004 The charges against three of the original defendants, Ruth Schwartz (owner of Mordam Records), Steve Boudreau (a distributor involved in supplying Frankenchrist to the Los Angeles Wherehouse store), and Salvatore Alberti (owner of the factory where the record was pressed), were dismissed for lack of evidence.
Members of the band and others in the chain of distribution were charged with violating the California Penal CodeCalifornia Penal Code at leginfo.ca.gov on a misdemeanor charge carrying a maximum penalty of up to a year in county jail and a base fine of up to $2,000 Biafra says that during this time government agents invaded and searched his home. The prosecution tried to present the poster to the jury in isolation for consideration as obscene material, but Judge Susan Isacoff ruled that the poster must be considered along with the music and lyrics."Judge Isacoff, Commissioner Duffey Slate July Retirements" Metropolitan News-Enterprise. May 28, 2004 The charges against three of the original defendants, Ruth Schwartz (owner of Mordam Records), Steve Boudreau (a distributor involved in supplying Frankenchrist to the Los Angeles Wherehouse store), and Salvatore Alberti (owner of the factory where the record was pressed), were dismissed for lack of evidence.