lbum lyrics. Thomson then sent letters to law enforcement officials in 67 Florida counties and to the governors of all U.S. states (Hardy 1992:13). Antonacci advised Martinez that the issue should be dealt with at the local level, and Deputy Wichner was assigned to the case. According to one commentator, Wichner admitted during the 2 Live Crew Trial that he never received any letters from "concerned citizens", only telephone calls and anonymous messages. Judge Gonzalez did not consider this a relevant issue (and it happened, Martinez and Thompson were working on the case, see Beatty 1991:626). According to 2 Live Crew defense attorney Rogow, Sheriff Navarros actions were triggered by William Kelly, "a long retired J. Edgar Hoover pornography apparatchik who was the Sheriffs "special consultant on pornography". Rogow also mentions that Kelly had close ties to certain conservative, family oriented organizations (Rogow 1991:243). In any case, on February 26, 1990, Wichner bought a "Nasty" cassette at a Sound Warehouse record store and, on February 28, 1990, he sent the material to Judge Grossman (Beatty 1991:628; Friedland 1991:137), who decided, on March 9, 1990, that there was probable cause of obscenity. Grossman issued a probably cause order, and the Sheriff distributed the order to all businesses selling records in the county, warning them to refrain from selling the "Nasty" recording. The Sheriffs warning mentioned that selling the album to a minor would be a felony and a misdemeanor if sold to an adult (King 1991:122). On March 16, 1990, the 2 Live Crew filed suit against Sheriff Navarro, and on June 6, 1990, Gonzalez ruled that the "Nasty" recording was obscene. Prepare the Freeman and the Second 2 Live Crew Trials On June 8, 1990, Charles E. Freeman, owner of E.C. Records store in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, was arrested by Eugene McCloud, a black detective of Sheriff Navarros office. Freeman had earlier announced that he would not ...
