Wagner v. State

Alcala, J., delivered the opinion of the Court in which Keasler, Hervey, Richardson, Yeary, Newell, Keel, and Walker, JJ., joined.

In this case, we consider the constitutionality of Penal Code Section 25.07(a)(2)(A).1 Under that statute, the State may prosecute an individual who has intentionally or knowingly communicated in a "threatening or harassing manner" with another person in violation of a judicially issued protective order or bond condition. Id. Paul Henri Wagner, appellant, was charged and convicted under that statute after a jury determined that he communicated with his estranged…