Legal Opinion

Townsend v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided October 2, 1991No. C14-90-00585-CRPublishedCited by 59 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

DRAUGHN, Justice.

This is an appeal from a conviction for driving- while intoxicated. In seven points of error, appellant argues that the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress because: (1) his consent to take an intoxilyzer test was improperly coerced; (2) all evidence was derived as a result of an illegal stop; and (3) statements made during his videotape skills test were inadmissible. We affirm.

The record reflects that, in the early morning hours of September 7, 1989, Officer Miles Scott, of the Houston Police Department, observed appellant in a car traveling westbound…

2Cases cited27 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  3. Edwards v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  4. Schmerber v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  5. Rhode Island v. InnisSupreme Court of the United States · 1980

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3Cited by59 opinions

  1. Hernandez v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)1998
  2. Alford, Cecil EdwardCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2012
  3. Klare v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2002
  4. Gajewski v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)1997
  5. Cook v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2002

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