Maibauer v. State

OPINION

DAVIS, Chief Justice.

A jury convicted Appellant Gregory James Maibauer of felony driving while intoxicated. See Tex. Pen.Code Ann. § 49.09(b) (Vernon Supp.1998). Maibauer pled true to a prior felony DWI conviction alleged for general enhancement purposes, and the jury sentenced him to fifteen years’ confinement and a $5,000 fine. See id. § 12.42(a)(3) (Vernon Supp.1998).

Maibauer presents three issues in which he claims: (1) the State improperly used a prior felony DWI conviction under the general enhancement provisions of the Penal Code; (2) the admission of his other prior DWI…