Vineyard v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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2 state decisions

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1. “(a) A person commits an offense if: (1) the person knowingly or intentionally possesses material containing a film image that visually depicts a child younger than 18 years of age at the time the film image of the child was made who is engaging in sexual conduct; and (2) the person knows that the material depicts the child as described by Subdivision (1). (b) In this section: (1) “Film image” includes a photograph, slide, negative, film, or videotape, or a reproduction of any of these.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Porter v. State

2. “visually depicting a child engaging in sexual conduct. Appellant was sentenced to 10 years' confinement and assessed a $10,000 fine for this conviction. The trial court's judgment provided that the confinement for this second conviction would not begin to run until appellant had served his sentence for the first conviction. Both prosecutions arose out of the same transaction. According to the opinion of the Court of Appeals:”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Vineyard v. State

3. “"On April 20, 1993, law enforcement officers searched appellant's house, pursuant to a search warrant, and found videotapes, photo albums, and other sexually oriented materials in a closet." Vineyard v. State, 913 S.W.2d 731 (Tex.App.—Eastland 1995).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Vineyard v. State