Legal Opinion

Reed v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided March 22, 1989No. 6-87-086-CRPublishedCited by 41 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CORNELIUS, Chief Justice.

Charles Dale Reed was convicted of criminal trespass. Tex.Penal Code Ann. § 30.05 (Vernon Supp.1988). On appeal, he urges that the conviction should be reversed because the application of the criminal trespass statute to his activities on the occasion in question violates his rights of free speech under the First Amendment to the United States Constitution and Article I, § 8 of the Texas Constitution. He also complains of numerous trial errors. We overrule all these contentions and affirm the judgment.

FACTS

Reed and several other persons were distributing anti-abortion…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Grayned v. City of RockfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Grayned v. City of RockfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  3. Perry Education Ass'n v. Perry Local Educators' Ass'nSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  4. Cornelius v. NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1985
  5. Adderley v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966

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3Cited by41 opinions

  1. Bader v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2000
  2. Puckett v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1990
  3. Thompson v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)2000
  4. State v. PierceCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1991
  5. Reed v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1990

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