Brief of Petitioners - Conclusion

For the foregoing reasons, the judgment of the Texas Court of Appeals upholding Section 21.06 and affirming Petitioners' criminal convictions thereunder should be reversed.

Respectfully submitted,

Paul M. Smith
William M. Hohengarten
Daniel Mach
Sharon M. McGowan
JENNER & BLOCK, LLC
601 13th Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20005
(202) 639-6000

Mitchell Katine
WILLIAMS, BIRNBERG & ANDERSEN, L. L.P.
6671 Southwest Freeway, Suite 303
Houston, Texas 77074
(713) 981-9595

Ruth E. Harlow
Counsel of Record
Patricia M. Logue
Susan L. Sommer
LAMBDA LEGAL DEFENCSE AND EDUCA TION FUND, INC.
120 Wall Street, Suite 1500
New York, NY 10005
(212) 809–8585

Counsel for Petitioners
Dated: January 16, 2003