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Cooper v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)

Decided December 7, 2010No. 06-10-00083-CRPublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

Opinion by

Justice CARTER.

In the 50s, before the advent of video cameras and cell phone videos, a popular song advised us that standing on the corner and watching females pass by was acceptable conduct and that “you can’t go to jail for what you’re thinking.” 1 Watching may still be acceptable conduct, but recording that parade may violate the law in Texas today.

William Allen Cooper was convicted by a jury of an offense entitled Improper Photography or Visual Recording. The offense is a state jail felony, and on two counts, he was sentenced to the maximum punishment: two years in a…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  3. Johnson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2000
  4. Clewis v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1996
  5. Hooper v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2007

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Johnny Patterson v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2012
  2. Johnny Patterson v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2012

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