Legal Opinion
Ex parte Flores
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided November 10, 2015No. 14-14-00663-CRPublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
J. Brett Busby, Justice
Appellant Marcos Flores was charged with the offense of unlawfully carrying a handgun in a vehicle as a member of a criminal street gang. See Tex. Pen. Code Ann. §§ 46.02(a-l)(2)(C), 71.01(d) (West Supp.2014). Appellant filed pre-trial applications for writ of habeas corpus challenging the constitutionality of the statute. After a hearing, the trial court issued an order denying the applications. Appellant challenges the trial court’s denial on three grounds.
In his first issue, appellant, argues the statute violates the First Amendment to the United States…
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