Court Opinion

ID: 5091383
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2021-10-01 15:39:27.138124+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T14:22:23.203051
License: Public Domain

OPINION ON MOTION FOR REHEARING
Appellant has filed an amended motion for rehearing in which she claims that we erred in addressing several of her appellate points. Appellant also argues, for the first time, that appellant's conviction must be reversed because the "stalking" provision of the Texas harassment statute is unconstitutional on its face. In light of Long v. State, 931 S.W.2d 285
(Tex.Crim.App. 1996), we reverse appellant's conviction and order the prosecution dismissed.
Appellant was convicted under the "stalking" provision of the harassment statute. In Long, the Court of Criminal Appeals determined that the "stalking" provision is facially unconstitutional. An unconstitutional statute is void from its inception. Rose v. State, 752 S.W.2d 529, 553 (Tex.Crim.App. 1987). Because of this ruling, appellant's conviction cannot stand.
Accordingly, appellant's conviction is reversed, and the case is remanded to the trial court to enter an order dismissing the prosecution. Long, at 297.