Legal Opinion

Phillip Brandon Adkins v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)

Decided December 17, 2013No. 14-12-00956-CRPublishedCited by 27 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

MARC W. BROWN, Justice.

Appellant, Phillip Brandon Adkins, was convicted of driving while intoxicated. In his first three issues, appellant challenges the admission of the blood-test evidence on constitutional and reliability grounds. Specifically, appellant argues that the trial court erred in admitting the blood-test evidence because (1) the search for his blood was unreasonable under the Fourth Amendment; (2) he was denied his right under the Sixth Amendment Confrontation Clause to confront the nurse who drew his blood; and (8) admission of the blood-test evidence violated the third…

2Cases cited27 opinions

  1. Crawford v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  2. Almanza v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
  3. Schmerber v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  4. Melendez-Diaz v. MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
  5. Ngo v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2005

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3Cited by27 opinions

  1. Jason Alexander Smith v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2014
  2. Lisa Ann Barfield v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2015
  3. Melissa Dromgoole v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2015
  4. Siddiq v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2016
  5. State v. Paul Guzman, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)2014

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