Legal Opinion
Soto v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided February 27, 1974No. 47051PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
GREEN, Commissioner.
Appellant in a trial before a jury was convicted of exhibiting obscene matter, to-wit, an obscene motion picture. Punishment was assessed at a fine of $1,000.00 and a term of six months in jail.
The record reflects that at all times pertinent hereto appellant was the manager of the Studio Arts Theater in Dallas. On October 27, 1971, police officer Bailey, of the Alcoholic and License Bureau, formerly known as the Vice Control Bureau, of the Dallas Police Department, purchased a ticket and entered this theater to check complaints that obscene movies were being…
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3Cited by7 opinions
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