Legal Opinion

Knight v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided March 25, 1982No. B14-81-347-CRPublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MURPHY, Justice.

Gary Michael Knight (appellant) appeals a conviction by the court under Tex. Penal Code Ann. Section 43.23(c) (Vernon Supp. 1982). Punishment was assessed at 15 days confinement in the county jail and a $700.00 fine. In contention are the trial court’s overruling appellant’s plea of former jeopardy, excluding expert testimony regarding community standards and whether sufficient evidence supported his conviction for the sale of material depicting acts of sodomy as charged. We affirm.

Appellant pleaded not guilty to a complaint and information filed October 16, 1980. The matter…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Hamling v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  2. Paris Adult Theatre I v. SlatonSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  3. Smith v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
  4. Kaplan v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  5. Kaplan v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1973

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Smith v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1991
  2. Shelton v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1982
  3. State Ex Rel. Collins v. Superior CourtArizona Supreme Court · 1986
  4. Ex Parte: John W. Borland, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)1993
  5. State Ex Rel. Collins v. Superior CourtArizona Supreme Court · 1986

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