Legal Opinion
State ex rel. Curry v. Gilfeather
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided December 5, 1996No. 2-96-259-CVPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
LIVINGSTON, Justice.
The issue in this mandamus proceeding is whether Respondent the Honorable Pete Gil-feather, Judge of County Criminal Court No. 10 of Tarrant County, Texas, has jurisdiction to grant an occupational driver’s license to a defendant who has a DWI case pending in that court, but who has not yet been convicted of DWI. Because we find Respondent did not have jurisdiction over this matter, we hold his order granting the occupational driver’s license void. We conditionally grant the petition for writ of mandamus.
BACKGROUND
On July 19,1996, the real party in interest, Cortne…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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