Legal Opinion

Goocher v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided March 10, 1982No. 60539PublishedCited by 82 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

CLINTON, Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction for the offense of commercially exhibiting obscene materials under former V.T.C.A. Penal Code, § 43.23(a)(1). The jury assessed punishment at confinement in the county jail for 180 days and a fine of $200.00, but recommended probation.

In appellant’s first ground of error she challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to sustain the conviction. Specifically, she complains that the State’s evidence failed to show the whole of the material. A review of the facts is necessary.

Deputy Sheriff D. J. Moulder attended a showing at the Trail…

2Cases cited47 opinions

  1. Roth v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
  2. Miller v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  3. Thornhill v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
  4. United States v. HarrissSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
  5. Papachristou v. City of JacksonvilleSupreme Court of the United States · 1972

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3Cited by82 opinions

  1. Borjan v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1990
  2. Bell v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986
  3. Cotton v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
  4. Brandley v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
  5. Harris v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2003

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