Legal Opinion
Ex Parte Arnold
Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)
Decided March 20, 1996No. 03-95-00520-CRPublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DAVIS, Justice * .
Appeal is taken from the trial court’s denial of habeas corpus relief. Appellant asserts that the trial court erred in holding that an administrative driver’s license suspension is not punishment so as to bar further prosecution for the same offense. 1 We will affirm.
On March 8, 1995, appellant was arrested for the offense of driving while intoxicated (DWI) after having failed sobriety tests. A breathalyzer test showed that appellant had an alcohol concentration of .108. See Tex.Penal Code Ann. § 49.01 (West 1994). The arresting officer gave appellant written notice that his…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Blockburger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
- United States v. HalperSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Austin v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Department of Revenue of Mont. v. Kurth RanchSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
- Gillaspie v. Department of Public SafetyTexas Supreme Court · 1953
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3Cited by37 opinions
- Mireles v. Texas Department of Public SafetyTexas Supreme Court · 1999
- Tharp v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1996
- Grant v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)1999
- Voisinet v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1996
- Ex Parte Poplin, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1996
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