VIDEO NEWS, INC. v. STATE

Nos. 01-89-00465-CR, 01-89-00593-CR to 01-89-00602.

781 S.W.2d 411 (1989)

VIDEO NEWS, INC., Appellant, v. STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Houston (1st Dist.).

Discretionary Review Refused February 28, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rokki Ford Roberts, Houston, for appellant.

John B. Holmes, Jr., Dist. Atty., J. Harvey Hudson, and William Patterson, Asst. Dist. Attys., Houston, for appellee.

Before DUNN, SAM BASS and O'CONNOR, JJ.


OPINION

DUNN, Justice.

In response to a plea of nolo contendere, appellant was found guilty of possession of obscene material in violation of Texas Penal Code section 43.23. The court imposed a fine of $1,000 on appellant.

On May 1, 1989, appellant argued its motion to quash the information, alleging, among other things, that sections 43.21, et seq. of the Texas Penal Code are unconstitutional on their face in that they are overbroad in light of...

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