Legal Opinion

Villarreal v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District

Decided July 3, 2008No. 13-05-123-CR, 13-05-124-CRPublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

Opinion by

Justice YÁÑEZ.

A jury found appellant, Beatrice Villarreal, guilty of offending (1) a state law prohibiting the sale of obscene devices, 1 and (2) a municipal ordinance prohibiting the operation of a sexually oriented business without a permit. 2 The trial court then imposed $1,500 in fines and terms of imprisonment amounting to one year in county jail. Appellant appeals her conviction through six issues. We affirm.

I. Background

On June 25, 2004, Corpus Christi Police Officer Adrian Dominguez was working undercover when he visited a business, called Friends 4 Ever, to determine…

2Cases cited26 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Ex Parte YoungSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
  3. Jones v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1996
  4. Saxton v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1991
  5. Vaughn v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1996

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. In Re Sanchez, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2008
  2. David Mark Temple v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2011
  3. Ex Parte Michael Lorence, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2020
  4. Gary Wayne McGruder v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2008
  5. Janet L. Shearer v. Rich Reister & the Law Offices of Rich Reister & Associates, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2014

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