Legal Opinion
Texas Department of Public Safety v. G. B. E.
Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)
Decided March 20, 2014No. 03-13-00017-CVPublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SCOTT K. FIELD, Justice.
The Texas Department of Public Safety appeals an order of expunction in favor of G.B.E. related to his arrest for driving while intoxicated. The primary legal issue presented in this appeal is whether the current version of chapter 55 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure allows a petitioner to obtain an expunction of records related to a charge that is dismissed, when that dismissal is obtained in exchange for the petitioner’s plea of guilty or no contest to a different charge arising out of the same arrest and for which he is ultimately convicted. See…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- City of Keller v. WilsonTexas Supreme Court · 2005
- Walker v. PackerTexas Supreme Court · 1992
- Bocquet v. HerringTexas Supreme Court · 1998
- City of Rockwall v. HughesTexas Supreme Court · 2008
- Entergy Gulf States, Inc. v. SummersTexas Supreme Court · 2009
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3Cited by53 opinions
- State v. T.S.N.Texas Supreme Court · 2018
- S.J. v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2014
- Ex parte VegaCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2016
- in Re ExpunctionCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2015
- Ex parte K.R.K.Court of Appeals of Texas · 2014
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