Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, 1996

Golson v. State

Golson v. State
Court of Civil Appeals of Texas · Decided October 3, 1996 · Hinojosa
931 S.W.2d 705; 1996 Tex. App. LEXIS 4363; 1996 WL 493044 (South Western Reporter, Second Series)

Golson v. State

Opinion of the Court

*706OPINION ON MOTION FOR REHEARING

FEDERICO G. HINOJOSA, Jr., Justice.

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.

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