Legal Opinion

Hawes v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)

Decided April 15, 2002No. 01-00-00601-CRPublishedCited by 61 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

MICHAEL H. SCHNEIDER, Chief Justice.

A jury found appellant guilty of misdemeanor driving while intoxicated. The court sentenced him to 180 days in county jail, probated for 18 months. During the trial, the court denied appellant’s motion to suppress evidence. Additionally, appellant’s objection to the admission of a post-arrest statement was denied. He now appeals. We affirm.

Background

On August 14, 1999, Kenneth Clevenger was driving a tow truck on Nasa Road 1 in Harris County when, according to his testimony, a vehicle driven by appellant approached from behind, almost hit his truck,…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Illinois v. GatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  3. Guzman v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
  4. State v. RossCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2000
  5. Alabama v. WhiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1990

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3Cited by61 opinions

  1. Martinez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2011
  2. Brother v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2005
  3. State v. Griffey, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2007
  4. Mitchell v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2006
  5. Arizpe v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)2010

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