Legal Opinion

Williams v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided April 13, 2017No. 14-16-00292-CRPublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

Kevin Jewell, Justice

Appellant Kij Williams challenges his conviction for misdemeanor driving while intoxicated (“DWI”) on the grounds that the evidence is insufficient to support his conviction and the trial court reversibly erred by denying his motion to suppress the horizontal gaze nystagmus (“HGN”) test results. We affirm.

Background

At approximately 1:00 a.m. on March 14, 2014, a valet at a Houston area bar/restaurant heard a noise, turned around, and saw a vehicle attempting to parallel park. The valet saw the vehicle hit the car in front and the car behind it; both these cars were…

2Cases cited27 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Guzman v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
  3. Clayton v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2007
  4. Wiede v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2007
  5. Kelly v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1992

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. April Michelle Floyd v. the State of Texas, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2022
  2. Brian Cole v. the State of Texas, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2026
  3. Charles Bernard Baxter Junior v. the State of Texas, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2021
  4. Linzale Dorsette Greer v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2019
  5. Olamide Fedapo Ogunnowo v. the State of Texas, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2023

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