Legal Opinion
Purnell v. State
Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)
Decided April 11, 1996No. 01-95-01302-CRPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
TAFT, Justice.
A jury found appellant, Steve Purnell, guilty of violating the City of Houston sign ordinance 1 in cause number R0004040-6-1 in Municipal Court Three and assessed a $200 fine. Appellant appealed to the county criminal court at law, which affirmed the municipal court’s judgment. Appellant challenges the facial constitutionality of the sign ordinance as vague, overbroad, a prior restraint of speech, and not requiring proof beyond a reasonable doubt of an overt act. We affirm.
Background
Appellant was charged by complaint alleging that he knowingly used a sign bearing the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp. v. Public Service CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Bolton v. SparksTexas Supreme Court · 1962
- Walter Harvey Ballard, Jr. v. Honorable Fad Wilson, Judge, Municipal Court Number Three and City of Houston, Texas, a Municipal CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1988
- J.B. Advertising, Inc. v. Sign Board of Appeals, Texas Court of Appeals, 11th District (Eastland)1994
- Rahmani v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1988
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