Legal Opinion
Ashford v. State
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided August 30, 1983No. 6-82-063-CRPublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BLEIL, Justice.
James Ashford appeals his conviction for a subsequent offense of driving while intoxicated. After arrest, Ashford refused to take a breath test for alcohol content. The issues before us are these: Did Ashford, by his attorney’s cross-examination of an arresting officer, open the door for the admission of evidence of his refusal to take a breath alcohol test? In any instance, is evidence of a defendant’s refusal to take a breath alcohol test now properly admissible in Texas in light of South Dakota v. Neville, - U.S. —, 103 S.Ct. 916, 74 L.Ed.2d 748 (1983)? Our answer to both…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- South Dakota v. NevilleSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- McGautha v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Olson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1969
- Dudley v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1977
- Rodriguez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1982
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Bass v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986
- Farmer v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1990
- Sinast v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1985
- Floyd v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1986
- Parks v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1984
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