Legal Opinion

McMahon v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided April 21, 1982No. A14-81-220CRPublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JUNELL, Justice.

This is an appeal from a conviction for the offense of commercial obscenity. Appellant was charged by information with selling obscene materials. On September 20, 1978, while employed as a clerk at Bel-laire News in Harris County, Texas, appellant sold a film entitled “Dream Come True” to Houston police officer C. M. Braun. Having waived jury trial, appellant was found guilty by the court and was sentenced to a fine of $500 and 45 days confinement in the Harris County jail. Sentence was probated for 180 days.

We have considered and overrule the nine grounds of error which…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Miller v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  2. Smith v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
  3. Barfield v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979
  4. Jones v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978
  5. Frison v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1971

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Davis v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1983
  2. Lyles v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1983
  3. Behrend v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1987
  4. Flores v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)1994
  5. Smith v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1991

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