Legal Opinion
State v. Hanson
Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)
Decided January 25, 1990No. 10-89-018-CR, 10-89-019-CRPublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
THOMAS, Chief Justice.
This is an appeal by the state of an order quashing and dismissing two misdemeanor indictments charging Bosque County Judge Regina Hanson with attempting to coerce a public servant. The state alleged that she intentionally and knowingly threatened to terminate the county’s funding of the salaries of a deputy district clerk and an assistant district attorney in an attempt to coerce the district judge into firing the county auditor and the county attorney into revoking a misdemeanant’s probation. The question is whether the indictments were based on…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Grayned v. City of RockfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Connally v. General Construction Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1926
- Thornhill v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Garrison v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Keyishian v. Board of Regents of Univ. of State of NYSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
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3Cited by11 opinions
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