Legal Opinion
Johnson v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided October 17, 1988No. 372-86PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION ON APPELLANT’S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW
CAMPBELL, Judge.
Appellant was convicted, after a jury trial, of desecration of a venerated object. V.T.C.A., Penal Code § 42.09(a)(3).1 Punishment was assessed at one year’s confinement in the Dallas County Jail and a $2,000 fine. The Dallas Court of Appeals affirmed. Johnson v. State, 706 S.W.2d 120 (Tex.App.—Dallas 1986). We granted the appellant’s petition for discretionary review to determine (1) whether V.T.C.A. Penal Code, § 42.09(a)(3) violates Art. I, sec. 8 of the Texas Constitution or the First Amendment to the United States…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- West Virginia State Board of Education v. BarnetteSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Texas v. JohnsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
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