Legal Opinion

Sutton v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided July 28, 1993No. 07-92-0206-CRPublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

REYNOLDS, Chief Justice.

After a jury found appellant Daniel Charles Sutton guilty of the misdemeanor offense of driving while intoxicated, the trial court assessed his punishment at confinement in the county jail for two years, *649probated, and a fine of $500. With a single point of error, appellant contends the court erred in including in its charge to the jury, over his objection, the “synergistic charge” which allowed the jury to convict on a theory not alleged in the information. Disagreeing, we will overrule the point and affirm.

By its information, the State alleged that appellant did, on…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. State v. CarterCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1991
  2. Garcia v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1988
  3. Heard v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1984
  4. Selman v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1984
  5. Booher v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1984

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Sutton v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1995
  2. Calvin Harley Jenkins v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)1994
  3. Sutton v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1995

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