RICHARDS v. STATE

No. 7488.

497 S.W.2d 770 (1973)

Douglas S. RICHARDS, Jr., et al., Appellants, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Beaumont.

Rehearing Denied July 26, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Goodwin & Matheny, Beaumont, for appellants.

Dexter Patterson, Asst. Dist. Atty., Beaumont, for appellee.


KEITH, Justice.

Defendants below appeal from a final judgment permanently enjoining them from the exhibition and distribution of obscene motion pictures. The suit below was brought by the District Attorney of Jefferson County under the authority of § 13, Art. 527, Vernon's Ann.Penal Code (1972 Supp.), hereinafter referred to as the "Act".1 Trial was to a jury and, in answer to several special issues, the jury found that nine specific...

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