Legal Opinion
Deaton v. State
Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)
Decided June 25, 1997No. 09-95-286 CRPublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BURGESS, Justice.
A jury convicted John Gregory Deaton of misdemeanor Driving While Intoxicated. The court assessed punishment at one hundred eighty (180) days’ confinement in the Montgomery County Jail and a fine of $700. The jail time was suspended and Deaton was placed under community supervision for a period of two years. In a single point of error, Deaton complains of the trial court’s denial of his oral motion for continuance.
While it is clear the trial began and ended on Monday, June 12, 1995 1 , the record does not present a precise chronology. It is unclear what time jury…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Montoya v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1991
- United States v. Terry Ray UptainCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
- Gentry v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1988
- Roe v. Louisiana Supreme CourtSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
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3Cited by29 opinions
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- Mathews v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2001
- Williams v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2006
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