Legal Opinion

State v. Johnston

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided March 16, 2011No. PD-1736-09Published

1Opinion of the Court

336 S.W.3d 649 (2011)

STATE of Texas

v.

Christi Lynn JOHNSTON, Appellee.

No. PD-1736-09.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

March 16, 2011.

WM. Reagan Wynn, Forth Worth, for Appellant.

Tanya S. Dohoney, Asst. Crim. D.A., Forth Worth, Jeffrey L. Van Horn, State's Attorney, Austin, for State.

OPINION

KEASLER, J., delivered the opinion of the Court in which KELLER, P.J., MEYERS, WOMACK, HERVEY, and COCHRAN, JJ., join.

The court of appeals held that the unrecorded compelled draw of Christi Lynn Johnston's blood by a police officer, who was also a seasoned EMS provider, in the police station's blood-draw…

2Cases cited34 opinions

  1. Graham v. ConnorSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  2. Schmerber v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  3. Guzman v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
  4. Hudson v. MichiganSupreme Court of the United States · 2006
  5. Kothe v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2004

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