Legal Opinion
Rivera v. State
Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)
Decided May 27, 1986No. 05-85-00467-CRPublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McCLUNG, Justice.
As the result of a nearly head-on collision, Martin Vargas Rivera was charged with causing serious bodily injury while driving while intoxicated. Tex.Rev.Civ.Stat.Ann. art. 6701l-1(f) (Vernon Supp.1986). Upon a new trial motion filed jointly by appellant’s attorney and the State, appellant was convicted of this offense on retrial and was sentenced to serve two years in county jail and pay a $600 fine. However, appellant’s first trial for this offense resulted in his conviction only of the lesser included offense of driving while intoxicated which implicitly acquitted him of…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- North Carolina v. PearceSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Burks v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Benton v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Green v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Arizona v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Asberry v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1991
- Williams v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)1997
- Wilson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1989
- Casey v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)1992
- Ex Parte Lowery, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1992
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