McKenna v. State

OPINION

BASS, Justice.

Appellant was convicted by a jury of driving while intoxicated, and the court assessed punishment at 30 days confinement and a $400 fine, probated for two years. In a single ground of error, appellant challenges the trial court’s admission of a urine sample into evidence.

Appellant argues that because the urine sample was not voluntarily given, it was not admissible. The police took appellant to the station and handcuffed him to a chair for an hour and a half until he asked to be taken to the bathroom. They removed his handcuffs at the urinal, and then they reached around…