Legal Opinion

Fortson v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided June 25, 1997No. 07-97-0134-CRPublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BOYD, Chief Justice.

In four points of error, appellant Eugene Burdick Fortson challenges his conviction of driving while intoxicated and the resulting punishment, assessed by the court, of thirty (30) days confinement in the Grayson County Jail, probated for one year, and a $500 fine. In his points, he contends the trial court erred in 1) entering a purported nunc pro tunc order setting aside a previous order in arrest of judgment; 2) refusing to set aside his motion to dismiss “AFTER THE JURY HAD BEEN SWORN AND THE INFORMATION UPON THE STATE WAS PROCEEDING TO TRIAL HAD NOT BEEN *512PROPERLY…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Clewis v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1996
  3. State v. BatesCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1994
  4. Human v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1988
  5. Ward v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1992

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Smith v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2000
  2. Pedro Maldonado v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2001
  3. Sandy Joe Walker v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)2001

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