Legal Opinion

Hennessy v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)

Decided September 16, 2008No. 10-07-00022-CRPublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

BILL VANCE, Justice.

A jury found Appellant Thomasine Marie Hennessy guilty of felony driving while intoxicated (third offense) and assessed an eight-year prison sentence. In her appeal, Hennessy complains in three issues of the legal and factual sufficiency of the evidence and the denial of her suppression motion concerning the admissibility of her pre-arrest silence. We will affirm.

Sufficiency of the Evidence

Hennessy’s first and second issues challenge the legal and factual sufficiency of the evidence supporting her DWI conviction. When reviewing a challenge to the legal sufficiency…

2Cases cited49 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  3. Johnson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2000
  4. Berkemer v. McCartySupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  5. Wesbrook v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2000

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Donna Jean Dill A/K/A Donna Zill v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2011
  2. Brian Everett Day v. the State of Texas, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)2024
  3. Darren Johnson v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2009
  4. Darren Johnson v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2009
  5. Hennessy v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2008

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