Layland v. State

OPINION

A jury found April Michelle Layland to be guilty of the misdemeanor offense of driving while intoxicated. The trial court assessed punishment at 180 days in jail, probated for eighteen months, and a $500 fíne. In two points of error, Layland appeals the pre-trial ruling on her motion to suppress and challenges the legal sufficiency of the evidence supporting her conviction. For reasons that follow, we affirm the trial court’s judgment.

Point of error one contends the trial court erred when it overruled her motion to suppress statements made by the defendant. We apply a bifurcated…