Legal Opinion

Berg v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided April 2, 1980No. 58658PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

CLINTON, Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction for the offense of commercially exhibiting obscene material as denounced by 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 $1,000.00, but recommended probation.

Though appellant presents some seven grounds of error for our consideration, we need reach but one. In his fourth ground of error, appellant contends that the trial court erred in refusing to admit into evidence nine magazines and one film offered by appellant to reflect “contemporary community…

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2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Roth v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
  3. Miller v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  4. Hamling v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  5. Harrington v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969

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3Cited by21 opinions

  1. Burden v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2001
  2. Andrews v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1983
  3. Carlock v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1980
  4. Acevedo v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1982
  5. Varkonyi v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)2008

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