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BROWN v. TEXAS

No. 77-6673.

443 U.S. 47 (1979)

BROWN v. TEXAS.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 25, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Raymond C. Caballero argued the cause and filed a brief for appellant.

Renea Hicks, Assistant Attorney General of Texas, argued the cause for appellee pro hac vice. With him on the brief were Mark White, Attorney General, John W. Fainter, Jr., First Assistant Attorney General, and Ted L. Hartley, Executive Assistant Attorney General.*

MR. CHIEF JUSTICE BURGER delivered the opinion of the Court.

This appeal presents the question whether appellant was validly convicted for refusing to comply with a policeman's demand that he identify himself pursuant to a provision of the Texas Penal Code which makes it a crime to refuse such identification on request.

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At 12:45 in the afternoon of December 9, 1977, Officers Venegas and Sotelo of the El Paso Police Department were cruising in a...

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