Legal Opinion
Lopez v. State
Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)
Decided September 30, 1996No. 04-95-00732-CRPublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
HARDBERGER, Justice.
Guadalupe Lopez was convicted by a jury of driving while intoxicated (DWI). She received a probated sentence of two years confinement and a $1,000 fine. She appeals.
The basis of her appeal is that the war-rantless arrest was invalid because no police officer witnessed her driving the vehicle. Therefore, she says, the arrest was a violation of Article 14.01 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure and the trial court should have granted her motion for a directed verdict. This provision of the Code of Criminal Procedure states:(a) A peace officer or any other person,…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Chambers v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1991
- Alexander v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1987
- Dumas v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1991
- United States v. Douglas Earl FosslerCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
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3Cited by10 opinions
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- Antonetti Jesse Galvan v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)1998
- Gilbert Salas v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)2004
- Jerry Dale Morgan v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)2009
- Jerry Dale Morgan v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)2009
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