Legal Opinion

Thomas v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided November 19, 1986No. 267-85PublishedCited by 513 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION ON APPELLANT’S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

CAMPBELL, Judge.

Appellant was convicted by a jury of the offense of driving while intoxicated. V.A.C.S., Art. 6701l -1 (1977).1 Punishment was assessed at 15 days confinement in jail and a $500 fine. The Fifth Court of Appeals, in an unpublished opinion, affirmed appellant’s conviction. Thomas v. State, No. 05-84-00010-CR (Tex.App.— Dallas 1/18/85). We granted appellant’s petition for discretionary review to decide two questions: 1) whether the admission of appellant’s refusal to submit to a breath test violated state law,2 and 2)…

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2Cases cited50 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. United States v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  3. Almanza v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
  4. Schmerber v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  5. Gilbert v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967

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3Cited by513 opinions

  1. Wesbrook v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2000
  2. Dinkins v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1995
  3. Hutch v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1996
  4. Wilson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2002
  5. Ethington v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1991

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