Andrews v. State

TEAGUE, Judge.

ON STATE’S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

The Legislature has made certain activities in obscenity the subject of criminal liability, and, with the exception of private possession for personal use, Stanley v. Georgia, 394 U.S. 557, 89 S.Ct. 1243, 22 L.Ed.2d 542 (1969), the Federal constitution does not immunize those properly convicted from the sanctions imposed. *373Bryers v. State, 480 S.W.2d 712, 716 (Tex.Cr.App.1972).

William Andrews, appellant, was accused by complaint and information with promoting obscenity by selling an obscene magazine, which was entitled “Swedish Erotica…