Legal Opinion
Colura v. State
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided December 29, 2016No. 01-15-01013-CRPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Jane Bland, Justice
Kenneth Benjamin Colura was charged with driving while intoxicated—felony enhanced. A jury found him guilty, and the trial court assessed a probated sentence of ten years, requiring 280 community-service hours and other conditions, and suspended Colura’s driver’s license for two years.
On appeal, Colura contends that the trial court committed harmful error in denying his motion to suppress the results of a warrantless blood draw. We reverse and remand.
Background
Close to midnight one evening in August 2010, Colura was stopped by Lake Jackson Police Officer J. Lynn for…
2Cases cited25 opinions
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- Mincey v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Brigham City v. StuartSupreme Court of the United States · 2006
- Missouri v. McNeelySupreme Court of the United States · 2013
- Wiede v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2007
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