Legal Opinion
Texas Department of Public Safety v. Varme
Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)
Decided June 19, 2008No. 01-06-00874-CVPublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SHERRY RADACK, Chief Justice.
We decide whether dismissal of criminal prosecution charges for driving while intoxicated (DWI) requires civil reinstatement of driving privileges suspended under the “Implied Consent” provisions of chapter 724 of the Transportation Code. 1 Appellant, the Department of Public Safety (DPS), challenges a lower-court order vacating an order by an administrative law judge (ALJ). After conducting a contested-case hearing at Varme’s request, the ALJ suspended the driver’s-license privileges of appellee, Byron Kahrs Varme, for 180 days, based on Varme’s refusal to…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Mireles v. Texas Department of Public SafetyTexas Supreme Court · 1999
- Texas Department of Public Safety v. AlfordTexas Supreme Court · 2006
- Collingsworth General Hospital v. HunnicuttTexas Supreme Court · 1998
- State v. TorresCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1991
- Ex Parte GeorgeCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1995
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Texas Department of Public Safety v. Allocca, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2009
- Texas Department of Public Safety v. Caruana, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2010
- Tex. Dep't of Pub. Safety v. GonzalezCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2018
- Bexar County Civil Service Commission v. Carmella Guerrero, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)2016
- Cleo Elizabeth McKinley Cearley v. Sue Burgess, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2010
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