Legal Opinion

Deeds v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided November 9, 1971No. 44169PublishedCited by 33 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

474 S.W.2d 718 (1971)

Gary Allen DEEDS, Appellant,

v.

The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

No. 44169.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

November 9, 1971.

Rehearing Denied January 26, 1972.

Robert E. Alexander, III, Dallas, for appellant.

Henry Wade, Dist. Atty., and Edgar A. Mason, Asst. Dist. Atty., Dallas, and Jim D. Vollers, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.

OPINION

ODOM, Judge.

Appellant was convicted for violating Article 152, Vernon's Ann.P.C.[1] which makes it a felony to insult the flag of the United States. Punishment was assessed by a jury at four years.

The constitutionality of Article 152 is…

2Cases cited27 opinions

  1. United States v. O'BrienSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. McGowan v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
  3. Roth v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
  4. Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School DistrictSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  5. Chaplinsky v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1942

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3Cited by33 opinions

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  4. Robert Alan Jones, Individually, Etc. v. Henry Wade, Individually, Etc., and Frank Dyson, Individually, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
  5. Smith v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972

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