Legal Opinion

Stephens v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)

Decided December 29, 2008No. 07-07-0434-CRPublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

MACKEY K. HANCOCK, Justice.

Appellant, John Stephens, appeals his conviction for intoxication assault with a motor vehicle, enhanced by two prior felony convictions, and sentence of 45 years incarceration in the Institutional Division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. We affirm.

Background

On September 25, 2005, appellant and his girlfriend, Cassandra Payne, visited a bar at which appellant consumed alcohol. After a couple of hours, the couple left the bar on appellant’s motorcycle. While driving on the access road to Interstate 27, appellant lost control of the motorcycle…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1993
  3. Hernandez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986
  4. Goodspeed v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2005
  5. Kelly v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1992

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Cody Troy Dacus v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)2010
  2. Cody Troy Dacus v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)2010
  3. Coty Ray Hunt v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2012
  4. Coty Ray Hunt v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2012
  5. Gerald M. Wrice v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2009

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