Legal Opinion
Reed v. State
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided June 28, 1990No. C14-89-00828-CR, A14-89-00829-CR and B14-89-00830-CRPublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
PAUL PRESSLER, Justice.
Appellants were charged by information with the misdemeanor offense of obstructing a passageway. Tex.Penal Code Ann. § 42.03. Each appellant was found guilty by a jury. Punishment was assessed by the jury at ninety days in jail and a $1000 fine for appellant Reed. The other appellants received 180 days in jail and a $1000 fine. We affirm.
Appellant’s convictions arise out of events surrounding an abortion protest in October 1988. The appellants and several other protestors had chained or otherwise secured themselves to barrels and other fixed objects in front of a…
2Cases cited35 opinions
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