Legal Opinion
Texas Department of Public Safety v. Butler
Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)
Decided July 3, 2003No. 14-02-01102-CVPublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WANDA McKEE FOWLER, Justice.
The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) appeals a county court-at-law judgment reversing an administrative order suspending Julie Anne Butler’s driver’s license because she refused to give a breath specimen to determine if she was intoxicated. DPS contends the trial court erred by requiring DPS to prove the time of Butler’s accident in order to show probable cause to believe Butler was driving while intoxicated. Because we find the time of the accident is not necessary to prove probable cause to believe Butler was driving while intoxicated, we reverse…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Guzman v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
- State v. HealTexas Supreme Court · 1996
- Firemen's & Policemen's Civil Service Commission v. BrinkmeyerTexas Supreme Court · 1984
- Railroad Commission v. Torch Operating Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1995
- Texas Department of Public Safety v. Pruitt, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)2002
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3Cited by26 opinions
- Partee v. Texas Department of Public Safety, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)2007
- Department of Public Safety v. Hirschman, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2005
- Texas Department of Public Safety v. Manwell, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2007
- Department of Public Safety v. Elisa Suarez, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2011
- Department of Public Safety v. Elisa Suarez, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2011
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