Pardue v. State

OPINION

Opinion by

Justice MOSELEY.

Johnnie Lynn Pardue appeals her conviction by a jury for engaging in organized criminal activity.

This conviction arose due to gambling activities. Pardue operated J.J.’s Game Room, 1 a business in Lacy Lakeview, Texas, which featured gaming devices commonly known as “eight-liners.” In 2003, after the Texas Supreme Court issued its opinion in Hardy v. State, 102 S.W.3d 123 (Tex.2003), the office of the district attorney of McLennan County 2 issued a letter of advisement to the “Owners, Operators and Patrons of Establishments Wherein Eight-Liners are Played”;…