Jimenez v. State
Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
LÓPEZ, Justice.
Pedro Jimenez was tried by jury and convicted of the felony offense of driving while intoxicated (DWI). Jimenez was sentenced to five years in jail. In this appeal, Jimenez raises five issues to challenge his conviction.
Normally, the offense of DWI is a misdemeanor offense, see Tex. Penal Code § 49.04 (Vernon 1994 & Supp.1998); but where the State proves that the defendant “has previously been convicted two times of an offense relating to the operating of a motor vehicle while intoxicated,” the offense is classified as a third degree felony, see Tex. Penal Code §…
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2Cases cited7 opinions
- Almanza v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
- Williams v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)1997
- Chavez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1992
- Archie v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1981
- Langston v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1993
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- Fernando Castillo v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2001
- Jeffrey Mark Wesley v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)1999
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