Legal Opinion

Williams v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided March 4, 2010No. 2-08-336-CRPublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

SUE WALKER, Justice.

I. Introduction

A jury found Appellant Shannon Williams guilty of driving while intoxicated (DWI), and the trial court assessed his punishment at sixty days in jail, probated for eighteen months, and a $750 fine. In two points, Williams contends that the evidence is factually insufficient to sustain his conviction and that the trial court erred by including the per se theory of intoxication in the jury charge. We will affirm.

II. Factual and Procedural Background

One night at approximately 1:18 a.m., Officer Nicholas Brown of the Fort Worth Police Department saw…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Johnson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2000
  2. Cain v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
  3. Sims v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2003
  4. Lancon v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2008
  5. Abdnor v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1994

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Ashlee J. Straker v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)2016
  2. Ashlee J. Straker v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)2016
  3. Christopher Daniel Lane v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2012
  4. Christopher Daniel Lane v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2012
  5. Grady Shawn Brown v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2011

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