Legal Opinion
Southwick v. State
Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)
Decided November 21, 1985No. 01-85-00166-CRPublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
EVANS, Chief Justice.
A jury found the appellant guilty of the promotion of obscene devices in violation of Tex.Penal Code Ann. sec. 43.23 (Vernon Supp.1985) and assessed his punishment at 6 days confinement and a $750 fine. We affirm.
In August 1984, two Houston police officers entered a newsstand in southwest Houston. The police officers proceeded to the rear section of the newsstand, where sexually explicit material was sold. There, the officers observed the appellant standing behind a glass counter in which some 47 obscene devices were openly displayed. The officers observed the…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Swilley v. McCainTexas Supreme Court · 1964
- Thomas v. MeyerCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1943
- Yorko v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
- Wilson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1980
- Hall v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1983
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3Cited by37 opinions
- McKinney v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2005
- Flores v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)1994
- Contreras v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)1995
- Williams v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1988
- Regalado v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1994
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