Legal Opinion

Chunn v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)

Decided August 28, 1996No. 01-95-01300-CRPublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

O’CONNOR, Justice.

The appellant, Thomas Chunn, was charged with driving while intoxicated (DWI). After the trial court denied his motion to quash, appellant pled nolo contendere and the trial court assessed punishment at one year community supervision and a $250 fine.

On June 20,1995, appellant was involved in a car accident. After failing a field sobriety test, he was arrested and charged with DWI. In his sole point of error, appellant contends the trial court erred by denying his motion to quash because the indictment did not allege a culpable mental state.

In 1993, the legislature…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Ex Parte RossCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1975
  2. Owen v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1975
  3. Reed v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)1996
  4. Mobil Exploration & Producing U.S. Inc. v. McDonald, Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)1991

3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Aliff v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)1997
  2. Jessup v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)1996
  3. Stidman v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1998
  4. Sanders v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)1997
  5. Aguirre v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)1996

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