Legal Opinion

Bower v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)

Decided May 31, 2002No. 01-00-00440-CRPublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

SAM NUCHIA, Justice.

A jury found appellant guilty of felony driving while intoxicated (DWI), and sentenced him to 60 years imprisonment. We affirm.

Background

Appellant was charged with felony DWI. At trial, the State read the indictment which contained two enhancement paragraphs alleging two prior DWI convictions. Appellant pleaded true to the enhancement paragraphs and stipulated to the two prior DWI convictions even though the commission dates of the prior convictions were not mentioned.

In one point of error, appellant argues that the evidence is legally insufficient to prove that…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Duron v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
  3. Cook v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1995
  4. Tamez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2000
  5. Gibson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1999

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. St. Clair, Tracy Lee v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2003
  2. Bower v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2002
  3. Calin Mugur Oprean v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2005
  4. Earl Sorrells v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2007
  5. Earl Sorrells v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2007

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