Ex Parte Stuart Oland Wheeler’s Empirical Analysis

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8 state decisions

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1. “A person commits an offense if the person sends an electronic mail, instant message, text message, or similar communication that references a name, domain address, phone number, or other item of identifying information belonging to any person: (1) without obtaining the other person’s consent; (2) with the intent to cause a recipient of the communication to reasonably believe that the other person authorized or transmitted the communication; and (3)with the intent to harm or defraud any person.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Abigail Marie Stubbs

2. “an individual whom the actor believes to.be younger than 17 years of age.” Tex. Penal Code § 33.021(a)(1). . The legislature deleted this language from the current version of the statute. Tex. Penal Code § 33.021(d). Subsection (d) now reads only, "It is not a defense to prosecution under • Subsection (c) that the meeting did not occur.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Ex parte Moy

3. “According to the First Amendment overbreadth doctrine, a statute is facially invalid if it prohibits a 'substantial' amount of protected speech 'judged in relation to the statute's plainly legitimate sweep.'”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Ex parte Odom