Legal Opinion

Ballard v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)

Decided March 3, 1988No. 01-87-00132-CRPublishedCited by 37 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

DUGGAN, Justice.

After a bench trial, the court found appellant guilty of driving while intoxicated and assessed punishment at 180 days confinement, probated for two years, and a fine of $350.

Appellant contends in two points of error that the evidence is insufficient to support the conviction. Specifically, he contends that there is no evidence that he “drove” or “operated” a motor vehicle while intoxicated.

The record reflects that at approximately 6:20 p.m. on August 9, 1986, Dennis Wag-gett, Mayor of the City of Webster, saw a blue Chevrolet Suburban parked on the side of State…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Greene v. MasseySupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  3. McGoldrick v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
  4. Graham v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1983
  5. Threet v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1952

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3Cited by37 opinions

  1. Cannon v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2008
  2. Barton v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1994
  3. Hearne v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2002
  4. Pope v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1991
  5. Youens v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1999

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