OWENS, KEVIN J. v. the State of Texas

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TEXAS NO. PD-0075-24 KEVIN J. OWENS , Appellant v. THE STATE OF TEXAS ON DISCRETIONARY REVIEW FROM THE SEVENTH COURT OF APPEALS BEXAR COUNTY PARKER, J., filed a concurring and dissenting opinion in which SCHENCK, P.J., joined. CONCURRING AND DISSENTING OPINION Appellant says that an acquittal should be granted while the State says that the convictions should be affirmed.1 Although they come to opposite conclusions, both Appellant and the State view the First Amendment issue as an all or nothing inquiry. I see a middle ground between these extremes because I…