Legal Opinion

Goff v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided November 21, 1990No. 3-89-098-CRPublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JONES, Justice.

A jury convicted appellant, Anne Elizabeth Goff, of the misdemeanor offense of driving while intoxicated and assessed punishment at six months confinement and a $2,000 fine. Tex.Rev.Civ.Stat.Ann. art. 6701Z-1 (Supp.1990). In one point of error, appellant argues that the trial court erred in overruling her objection to a portion of the State’s jury argument. We will affirm the trial court’s judgment.

During final argument at the guilt/innocence phase of appellant’s trial, the prosecutor made the following argument:

She almost ran over a trooper, she swerved several times down the…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Bell v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986
  2. Cortez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1984
  3. Pennington v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1961
  4. Cox v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1951
  5. Prado v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1982

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Caballero v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)1996
  2. York v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2008
  3. In the Matter of A.J.G., a Juvenile, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2004
  4. Smith v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)1998
  5. Donald Lee Wilson, Sr. v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)1996

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