Flores v. State

REYNOLDS, Chief Justice.

Charged by information with five separate Class A misdemeanor offenses of promotion of obscene material, appellant Ruben Flores pleaded nolo contendere, was found guilty in a bench trial, and was assessed punishment of five days in jail and a fine of $1500 for each offense. He contends the trial court erred in denying his motion to declare the obscenity statutes, upon which his prosecutions were based, unconstitutional as a limitation on free speech guaranteed by the Texas Constitution. We will affirm.

The obscenity offenses with which appellant was charged were…