Legal Opinion
Bekendam, Stephanie Lynn
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided September 17, 2014No. PD-0452-13PublishedCited by 138 opinions
1Opinion of the Court 1
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2Opinion of the Court · MeyersMeyers, J.
in which KELLER, P.J., and JOHNSON, KEASLER, HERVEY, COCHRAN, and ALCALA, JJ., joined.
Appellant, Stephanie Lynn Bekendam, was convicted of driving while intoxicated and sentenced to 20 years in prison and ordered to pay a $10,000 fine. She appealed, claiming that the trial court erred in admitting the expert testimony of the Department of Public Safety (“DPS”) forensic scientist who tested the blood sample and issued the toxicology report. The court of appeals held that the trial court did not abuse its discretion in admitting the testimony. Bekendam v. State, 398 S.W.3d 358…
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