Legal Opinion

Dennis v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided February 23, 1987No. 07-85-0183-CRPublished

1Opinion of the Court

BOYD, Justice.

Appellant Johnnie Lee Dennis appeals his conviction of involuntary manslaughter and the consequent court-assessed punishment, enhanced by prior convictions, of thirty years confinement in the Department of Corrections. We affirm that conviction.

In two grounds of error,1 appellant contends that (1) the evidence was insufficient 'to establish that he was the driver of the vehicle, and (2) the trial court erred in admitting evidence of appellant’s refusal to voluntarily submit to a blood test.

In pertinent part, it was alleged in the indictment that on or about September 27, 1984,…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Schmerber v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  3. South Dakota v. NevilleSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  4. Thomas v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986
  5. Houston v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1984

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