Legal Opinion

Bright v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District

Decided January 26, 1994No. 13-92-078-CRPublishedCited by 30 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

FEDERICO G. HINOJOSA, Jr., Justice.

A jury found appellant guilty of driving while intoxicated. The trial court assessed punishment at thirty days’ confinement and a $300 fine. By four points of error, appellant complains that the trial court erred by refusing to impanel a jury to determine his competency to stand trial, by refusing to suppress evidence, by refusing to quash the information, and by refusing to charge the jury that failure to submit to a breath test may not be considered evidence of intoxication. We abate the appeal so the trial court may hold a retrospective competency…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. McVickers v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1993
  2. Davis v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1992
  3. Stone v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986
  4. State v. CarterCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1991
  5. Finley v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1991

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3Cited by30 opinions

  1. Bartlett v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2008
  2. Wichita County, Texas v. HartTexas Supreme Court · 1996
  3. Zavala v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2002
  4. Hartman v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2006
  5. State v. Marrs, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2003

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