Emily Hardy and Hiram K. Myers v. State

IN THE

TENTH COURT OF APPEALS

No. 10-07-00061-CR

Emily Hardy and Hiram K. Myers,

Appellants

v.

The State of Texas,

Appellee

From the County Court at Law No. 1

McLennan County, Texas

Trial Court No. 20062174CR2 and 20062221CR1

O p i n i o n

Appellants Emily Hardy and Hiram Myers engaged in an anti-war protest near President George W. Bush’s ranch that included erecting a small tent in an off-road bar ditch. After disobeying an officer’s order to move and remove the tent, both were arrested and convicted[1] under Texas Penal Code section 42.03,[2] which prohibits the obstruction of a highway or passageway…