Legal Opinion

State v. Fisher

Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)

Decided June 2, 2006No. 03-04-00707-CRPublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

DAVID PURYEAR, Justice.

The State appeals an order by the county court at law purporting to acquit appel-lee Ginger Dee Anna Fisher of driving while intoxicated and dismissing the cause with prejudice. In its brief, the State frames the issue as follows:

Whether the trial court, when it had no authority to be the fact finder since the State would not consent to waiving a jury trial, abused its discretion and erred by insisting that it would be the fact finder in the case, forcing the State to a trial before the court, as well as, making a finding of not guilty after the State refused to…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Serfass v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  2. Crist v. BretzSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  3. State v. MorenoCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1991
  4. State v. TorresCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1991
  5. Ex Parte GeorgeCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1995

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. State v. WattsCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2009
  2. State v. James Burke Jarreau, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)2018
  3. Donna Gayle Holcomb v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2014
  4. Ex Parte Amarillyz Estevez v. the State of Texas, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2024
  5. Ex Parte Eddie Thomas Chapa, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2018

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