Legal Opinion

Morris v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)

Decided January 17, 2007No. 08-06-00267-CVPublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

HOLLIS HORTON, Justice.

On July 17, 1999, the JULIE V and a Wellcraft Nova Spyder collided on Lake Conroe. As a result, three passengers aboard the JULIE V were killed. Contending that Reginald Eugene Morris operated the Wellcraft at the time of the collision, the State charged Morris with three separate counts of intoxication manslaughter. Tex. Pen.Code AnN. § 49.08 (Vernon 2003). 1 (1) In July 2000, a jury found Morris guilty on each count. Morris v. State, No. 09-00-477 CR, 2002 WL 31835085, at *1 (Tex.App.-Beaumont, Dec.18, 2002, pet.ref'd). Morris appealed, and we reversed and…

2Cases cited34 opinions

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  4. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. HavnerTexas Supreme Court · 1997
  5. Wesbrook v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2000

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3Cited by24 opinions

  1. Morris v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2009
  2. Wooten v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2008
  3. Lasiter v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)2009
  4. Luis Enrique Veliz v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2015
  5. Azan Muhammad Jannah v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2015

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