Legal Opinion
State v. Jimenez
Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)
Decided September 30, 2004No. 08-03-00216-CRPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ANN CRAWFORD McCLURE, Justice.
The State of Texas appeals from an order dismissing an indictment. The sole issue in the case is whether the State may maintain a barratry prosecution against a chiropractor who has allegedly solicited business for an attorney where he acted with the intent that the attorney would refer the clients back to the chiropractor for chiropractic treatment. Answering this question in the affirmative, we reverse.
FACTUAL SUMMARY
A grand jury returned a three-paragraph indictment against Jimenez, a chiropractor, alleging that he had committed barratry. The indictment…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Guzman v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
- Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp. v. Public Service CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Bailey v. MoralesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1999
- State v. Hoffman, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)1999