Lyle v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
The opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the Court
MORROW, Judge.
Appellant was charged with and convicted of unlawfully operating a pool hall, prohibited by the people at an election as provided for in Chapter ’M of the Acts of the Thirty-third Legislature. The sole question is whether that Act of the Legislature is valid.
The legislative branch of the government has full authority to pass laws except in the particulars wherein it is restricted by the Constitution of the United States or forbidden by the express or implied provisions of the Constitution of the State. And courts will not declare an Act unconstitutional unless it is clearly made…
2Cases cited37 opinions
- Douglass v. County of PikeSupreme Court of the United States · 1880
- Graham v. City of GreenvilleTexas Supreme Court · 1886
- State v. SwisherTexas Supreme Court · 1856
- City of San Antonio v. JonesTexas Supreme Court · 1866
- Fitch v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1910
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3Cited by36 opinions
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- Reed v. FainSupreme Court of Florida · 1962
- Joslin v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1986
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