Badgett v. State

OPINION

RICHARD H. EDELMAN, Justice.

Thomas Wyman Badgett appeals a misdemeanor conviction for driving while intoxicated (“DWI”) on the grounds that the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress evidence of his blood test results because his blood specimen was taken: (1) as a result of an illegal arrest; (2) without a search warrant; and (3) without meeting the statutory requirements for doing so without his consent. We affirm.

Background

Appellant was involved in an automobile collision in May of 1997. After administering field sobriety tests to appellant at the scene of the collision,…