Legal Opinion

Folk v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided January 10, 1991No. 3-90-049-CRPublishedCited by 37 opinions

1Per curiam

The trial court found appellant guilty of driving while intoxicated, first offense. Tex.Rev.Civ.Stat.Ann. art. 6701/-1 (Supp. 1990). The court assessed punishment at incarceration for two years and a $500 fine, but imposition of sentence was suspended and appellant was placed on probation.

In two points of error, appellant contends the State failed to prove the corpus delicti of the offense and that the evidence is otherwise insufficient to sustain the conviction. The evidence, which was stipulated at trial, consists of the arresting officer’s testimony at a pretrial suppression hearing and…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Carlsen v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1983
  2. Self v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1974
  3. Weaver v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1987
  4. Threet v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1952
  5. Reddie v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)1987

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3Cited by37 opinions

  1. Zavala v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2002
  2. Kerr v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1996
  3. Turner v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1994
  4. Dansby v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2017
  5. Gruber v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1991

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