Legal Opinion
Ex Parte Dave
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided March 15, 2007No. 2-06-092-CRPublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
JOHN CAYCE, Chief Justice.
Appellant Valeria Joyce Dave appeals the trial court’s order denying her application for writ of habeas corpus on the ground that the misdemeanor obscenity statute under which she is charged in the underlying case is facially unconstitutional. We affirm.
Appellant is an employee of Dreamer’s, a sexually-oriented business in Kennedale, Texas. No one under the age of eighteen is allowed on the premises, and Dreamer’s offers no on-premises entertainment. Instead, its customers may purchase videotapes and DVDs for off-premises viewing only. The State alleges that…
2Cases cited25 opinions
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- Stanley v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
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