Legal Opinion
State v. Holcombe
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided March 22, 2006No. PD-1297-04PublishedCited by 100 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKeller, J.
in which PRICE, WOMACK, KEASLER, HOLCOMB and COCHRAN JJ., joined.
The question in this case is whether a city ordinance that prohibits playing music “in such a manner as to ... unreasonably disturb or interfere with the peace, comfort and repose of neighboring persons of ordinary sensibilities” is unconstitutionally vague because it fails to put the citizenry on notice of what is prohibited, fails to contain objective standards, and gives the police unfettered discretion to determine what conduct amounts to a violation. The answer to this question is “no.” Consequently, we affirm the judgment…
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