Legal Opinion

Fernando Castillo v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)

Decided September 13, 2001No. 03-00-00185-CRPublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

ABOUSSIE, Chief Justice.

A jury found appellant guilty of the offense of felony driving while intoxicated (DWI). See Tex. Pen.Code Ann. §§ 49.04, .09(b) (West Supp.2001). The jury found allegations of other felony offenses alleged in the indictment true and assessed punishment at forty-five years in prison. Raising one issue, appellant contends that the evidence was legally insufficient to support the felony DWI conviction. We will sustain this contention, reform the judgment, and remand the cause to the district court for a new sentencing hearing.

The issue presented in this appeal is whether…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Gibson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1999
  2. Rodriguez v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)2000
  3. Smith v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)1999
  4. Jimenez v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)1998

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Castillo v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2003

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