Ex Parte Ellis
Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
G. ALAN WALDROP, Justice.
In these pretrial proceedings, James W. Ellis and John Dominick Colyandro seek the dismissal of indictments accusing them of accepting unlawful campaign contributions and money laundering. They argue that the election code provisions under which they have been indicted are unconstitutionally vague and overbroad, and that the money laundering statute in effect at the time of the alleged offense is unconstitutionally vague. The trial court denied relief and these appeals followed. We affirm the orders of the district court.
The Indictments
Ellis and Colyandro were…
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