Legal Opinion
Goodwin v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided October 23, 1974No. 47031 and 47032PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ROBERTS, Judge.
These appeals were originally abated because of a lack of evidence showing that proper notice of appeal was given. Such evidence having now been produced, the appeals will be considered on their merits.
The appellants, James and Mary Goodwin, were convicted of the offense of distributing obscene matter. Each was sentenced to a fine of $250.00 and six months’ confinement (probated) in the Dallas County jail.
The statement of facts indicates that on March 25, 1971, W. H. Wilburn, a detective of the Dallas police department, entered the newsstand operated by the appellants…
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3Cited by13 opinions
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