Legal Opinion

Steels v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)

Decided July 20, 2005No. 10-04-00107-CRPublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

BILL VANCE, Justice.

Danial Ray Steels was convicted by a jury on three counts of reckless driving, all charged in a single charging instrument. The court sentenced him to 30 days in jail on each count and no fíne.1 Steels appeals the factual sufficiency of the evidence of counts one and two. We will vacate and set aside the judgments on counts one and two.

BACKGROUND

In 2002, Steels was driving his car to the mall during his lunch break. On the way to the mall, Steels allegedly drove recklessly and became confrontational with three men in another car. The three men contacted the police,…

2Cases cited31 opinions

  1. Blockburger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
  2. Brown v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  3. Illinois v. VitaleSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  4. Ball v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  5. Rezac v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1990

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Ridge v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2006
  2. Alan Charles Brown v. the State of Texas, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2021
  3. Buddy Vincent Gertz v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2012
  4. Delarenta Lamar Ridge v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2006
  5. James Cornelious Scott v. the State of Texas, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)2024

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