Legal Opinion

Lee v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided November 13, 1974No. 48158PublishedCited by 25 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

GREEN, Commissioner.

Appellant was charged with a violation of Art. 527, Vernon’s Ann.P.C., selling an obscene magazine. The jury found her guilty and the court assessed her punishment at a fine of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) and confinement in jail for six months, the last four of which were probated.

The appeal is based on two grounds of error, neither of which challenges the sufficiency of the evidence. The second ground presents the contention that the obscenity statute, Article 527, V.A.P.C., is unconstitutional as being “vague, over-broad, and does not give to an appellant the…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. State Ex Rel. Smith v. BlackwellCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1973
  2. State v. KleinCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1949
  3. Martin v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1970
  4. Burkett v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1974
  5. Smith v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972

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3Cited by25 opinions

  1. Wester v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1976
  2. Busby v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1998
  3. Franklin v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978
  4. Livingston v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1976
  5. Batten v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1977

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