Legal Opinion

Janak v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided March 24, 1992No. 6-91-091-CRPublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

CORNELIUS, Chief Justice.

John Pratt Janak appeals from a conviction for driving while intoxicated. He challenges the sufficiency of the evidence and alleges errors in jurisdiction, arraignment, admission of evidence, and pretrial rulings. Because we find that evidence was improp*804erly admitted, we reverse the judgment and remand the case for a new trial.

Officer Jerry Farmer testified that on July 29, 1988, he stopped Janak’s speeding vehicle in Camp County. Janak smelled of beer and swayed when he walked. Farmer arrested him for DWI and also issued him a speeding ticket. Janak refused to…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Burks v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  2. Banks v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1974
  3. Dickey v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1984
  4. Hobson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1983
  5. McDonald v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1974

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Wiggins v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2008
  2. Jessup v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)1996
  3. Mathieu v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1999
  4. Rowland v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1999
  5. Ben Wiggins v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2008

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