Legal Opinion
Hooks v. State
Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)
Decided August 9, 2006No. 06-05-00274-CRPublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Opinion by
Chief Justice MORRISS.
During an evening of drinking beer while driving his pickup truck around Harrison County, Ray Dale Hooks hit and killed Roger Carney with the truck. In a voluntary statement given to an investigator, Hooks admitted that he had been driving around, drinking beer since about 4:00 p.m. the day of the accident, and that he hit Carney with his truck. At trial, Hooks pled not guilty to intoxication manslaughter, but guilty to leaving the accident scene. The jury found Hooks guilty of both offenses. Hooks was sentenced to life imprisonment. On direct appeal,…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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3Cited by29 opinions
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