Legal Opinion
Skinner v. State
Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)
Decided December 8, 1982No. 01-81-0672-CRPublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BASS, Justice.
This is an appeal from a conviction for the promotion of obscenity.
The judgment is reversed and the cause is ordered dismissed.
On August 13, 1980, Officers Hugo and Farrell of the Houston Police Department, Vice Division, made a routine investigation of the Cinema West Theatre for violations of the Texas Obscenity Laws. After paying the admission price the officers watched two movies entitled “Cry for Cindy” and “Sensational Jenine.” Officer Hugo recorded a description of each scene into a tape recorder. On the basis of Officer Hugo’s affidavit, a justice of the peace…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Sandstrom v. MontanaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Mullaney v. WilburSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Miller v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Leary v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
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3Cited by9 opinions
- People Ex Rel. Tooley v. Seven Thirty-Five East Colfax, Inc.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1985
- Davis v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1983
- Skinner v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1983
- Hall v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1983
- Sanders v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1982
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