Legal Opinion

Douthit v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided September 30, 1987No. 04-87-00004-CRPublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

CHAPA, Justice.

This appeal is from a jury conviction of appellant, William Douthit, of Driving While Intoxicated, causing serious bodily injury.

The issues before us are:

1. whether the record contains sufficient evidence to support the jury verdict; and

2. whether the court erred in overruling appellant’s objection to the argument of the State’s attorney.

We affirm.

Initially, appellant complains that the record contains insufficient evidence to establish the appellant was operating the motor vehicle, and that appellant caused the collision that resulted in the serious injuries. As a…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  3. Carlsen v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1983
  4. Johnson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1984
  5. Dickey v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1984

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Mata v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2001
  2. Middlebrook v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1991
  3. Donald E. Beveridge v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)1993
  4. Mata v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2001
  5. Sheila Dai Devilbiss v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)2011

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