Legal Opinion
Ex Parte Andrews
Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)
Decided September 12, 1991No. 01-90-00788-CRPublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WILSON, Justice.
Appellants were indicted for the unlawful use of a criminal instrument. Believing their indictments fatally defective for failure to allege an offense, and also complaining that Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 16.01 (Vernon Supp.1991) is unconstitutionally vague, appellants filed applications for writs of habeas corpus. The trial court granted the writs, conducted a hearing, and denied the requested relief. We hold the indictments fatally defective and reverse.
To protest the operation of an abortion clinic, appellants entered the clinic with bicycle locks and chains, positioned…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Drumm v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1977
- Burrell v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1975
- Whetstone v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1990
- Oliver v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
- Harris v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1990
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3Cited by13 opinions
- State v. Bartee, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)1995
- State v. Habern, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1997
- State v. Boado, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1999
- Danzi, Joshua Van v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)2003
- Juan Jose Guerra v. State of Texas, Texas Court of Appeals, 11th District (Eastland)2013
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