EX PARTE ELLIS

Nos. 03-05-00585-CR, 03-05-00586-CR, 03-05-00589-CR, 03-05-00590-CR, 03-05-00591-CR, 03-05-00592-CR, 03-05-00593-CR, 03-05-00594-CR, 03-05-00595-CR, 03-05-00596-CR, 03-05-00597-CR, 03-05-00598-CR, 03-05-00599-CR, 03-05-00600-CR, 03-05-00601-CR, 03-05-00602-CR, 03-05-00603-CR.

279 S.W.3d 1 (2008)

Ex parte James W. ELLIS. Ex parte John Dominick Colyandro.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Austin.

Order Denying Rehearing En Banc August 29, 2008.

Supplemental Opinion on Denial of Rehearing March 17, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jonathan D. Pauerstein, Loeffler, Tuggey, Pauerstein & Rosenthal, L.L.P., Mark Stevens, Law Offices of Mark Stevens, San Antonio, for appellants.

Ronald Earle, Dist. Atty., Holly Taylor, Asst. Dist. Atty., Austin, for appellee.

Before Chief Justice LAW, Justices PEMBERTON and WALDROP.


OPINION

G. ALAN WALDROP, Justice.

In these pretrial proceedings, James W. Ellis and John Dominick Colyandro seek the dismissal of indictments accusing them of accepting unlawful campaign contributions and money laundering. They argue that the election code provisions under which they have been indicted are unconstitutionally vague and overbroad, and that the money laundering statute in effect at the time of the alleged offense is unconstitutionally...

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