Case Name: LEMPKE v. STATE
Court: Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Jurisdiction: Texas
Decision Date: 1915-01-20
Citations: 171 S.W. 217
Docket Number: No. 3388
Parties: LEMPKE v. STATE.
Judges: 
Reporter: South Western Reporter
Volume: 171
Pages: 217–217

Head Matter:
LEMPKE v. STATE.
(No. 3388.)
(Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.
Jan. 20, 1915.)
Sunday (§ 6*) — Offenses—Moving Picture Snow.
The opening of a moving picture show and the performance of an exhibition there on Sunday is a violation of the statute (Pen. Code 1895, art. 199) prohibiting the opening on Sunday of places of public amusement, including theaters and such other amusements as are exhibited and for which an admission fee is charged.
[Ed. Note. — For other cases, see Sunday, Cent. Dig. §§ 11, 12; Dec. Dig. § 6.*]
Davidson, J., dissenting.
Appeal from McLennan County Court; •George N. Denton, Judge.
J. A. Lempke was convicted of violating
•the Sunday law, and lie appeals.
Affirmed.
■O. E. Lane, Asst. Atty. Gen., for the State.

Opinion:
DAVIDSON, J.
The complaint and information charge appellant w-ith violating the -Sunday law, in that he ran a-moving picture show on Sunday. In order to obtain the enhanced punishment, other clauses were added in the pleadings charging prior convictions of a similar offense. There are two reasons why it is contended the pleading is not sufficient, as well as in failing to charge an offense. Under Muckenfuss v. State. 55 Tex. Cr. R. 216, 117 S. W. 853, the complaint and information sufficiently charge prior convictions of similar offenses, and under Ex parte Lingenfelter, 61 Tex. Cr. R. 30, 142 S. W. 555, Ann. Cas. 1914C, 765, the opening of a moving picture show' on Sunday is an offense. The writer has not agreed with the majority holding that the opening of a moving picture show on Sunday is a violation of the statute. These matters have been discussed by this court, and the majority have held it to be an offense. The waiter has seen no reason to change his view's expressed in the dissenting opinion. Under the authority of the above cases the judgment will be affirmed.
There are no bills of exception or statement of facts. The matters urged with reference to the charges therefore cannot be intelligently revised.
As the record is presented, the judgment will be affirmed.