1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. S.W.2d
  4. 311 S.W.2d
  5. 311 S.W.2d 826 (1958)
 

BENNETT v. STATE

No. 29717.

311 S.W.2d 826 (1958)

Myles Michael BENNETT, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

April 9, 1958.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert H. Hughes, Samuel Donosky, Dallas, for appellant.

Henry Wade, Dist. Atty., Dallas, Ben F. Ellis and John J. Orvis, Asst. Dist. Attys., Dallas, and Leon B. Douglas, State's Atty., of Austin, for the State.

MORRISON, Presiding Judge.

The offense is keeping for sale immoral literature; the punishment, a fine of $1.00.

Article 527, Vernon's Ann.P.C., under which this prosecution is instituted, provides, in part, as follows:

"* * * shall knowingly have in his possession for sale or shall keep for sale or distribute or in any way assist in the sale or shall give away such newspaper, pamphlet, magazine or printed matter in this State * *."

By motion...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases