Brown v. State

BELCHER, Commissioner.

Appellant was convicted under Art. 527, Vernon’s Ann.P.C., of the offense of engaging in the showing and exhibition of lewd and lascivious motion pictures entitled “Eiffel” and his punishment assessed at 45 days in jail and a fine of $500.

The sufficiency of the evidence in the record before this court to sustain the conviction is challenged.

The statement of facts fails to contain any evidence showing that the motion pictures entitled “Eiffel,” on which the state relies for a conviction, were lewd and lascivious. The testimony reveals that said pictures were shown to the…