Legal Opinion
Torres v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided December 7, 2005No. PD-1322-04PublishedCited by 505 opinions
1Opinion of the Court 1
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2Opinion of the Court · JohnsonJohnson, J.
in which PRICE, WOMACK, KEASLER, HERVEY and COCHRAN, JJ., joined.
In the early morning hours of October 5, 2000, appellant drove his vehicle off the road and into the porch of a house located in rural Wharton County. After the accident, Department of Public Safety (DPS) Trooper William Sulak arrested appellant for driving while intoxicated (DWI) in violation of Tex. Penal Code § 49.04. After his motion to suppress evidence was denied, appellant plead guilty pursuant to a plea agreement, and the trial court sentenced him to 180 days in jail, probated for one year. Appellant appealed,…
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