Siavash Sayyadi v. State

ABOUSSIE, Chief Justice.

A jury found appellant Siavash Sayyadi guilty of driving while intoxicated. See Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 49.04 (West Supp.2000). The court assessed punishment at incarceration for ninety days and a $900 fine, but suspended imposition of sentence and placed appellant on community supervision. In his sole point of error, appellant contends the court violated the Equal Protection Clause of the United States Constitution by excluding a prospective juror because he could not speak English. See U.S. Const. Amend. XIV. We will overrule this contention and affirm.

The ability to…