Legal Opinion

Brennan v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)

Decided April 1, 2009No. 05-08-00123-CRPublishedCited by 38 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

Opinion By

Justice MAZZANT.

Randy Ray Brennan was convicted of driving while intoxicated and sentenced to ten years in prison and a $1000 fine. In nine issues, he argues that the statutory county court did not have subject matter jurisdiction over the merits of his case and that he received ineffective assistance of counsel. We affirm the trial court’s judgment.

DISCUSSION

Jurisdiction

In his first issue, appellant argues that the trial court did not have subject matter jurisdiction over the merits of his case.

According to the record, on August 12, 2006, appellant was arrested for the…

2Cases cited43 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Wiggins v. Smith, WardenSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
  3. Thompson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1999
  4. Allen v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
  5. Bone v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2002

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3Cited by38 opinions

  1. Nadal v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2011
  2. Andrea Lane Whitney v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2018
  3. Charles Lee Gallamore v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2016
  4. Cisneros, Edgar Manuel v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2013
  5. Cory Devoyse Finn v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 12th District (Tyler)2016

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