Legal Opinion
State of Texas v. Richardson, Stewart Le
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided November 21, 2012No. PD-1867-11PublishedCited by 91 opinions
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2Opinion of the Court · JohnsonJohnson, J.
Appellee was charged by indictment with multiple counts of intoxication assault stemming from his involvement in a crash that injured the members of a family, one of them severely. The indictment included enhancement paragraphs that incorporated appellee’s three convictions in Iowa for the offense of “operating under the influence, unintentionally causing serious injury.” Under Iowa law, this offense is an “aggravated misdemeanor.”
The state appealed the trial court’s refusal to let it use the Iowa convictions to enhance the punishment range of the charged offense. The court of appeals…
3Cases cited8 opinions
- Boykin v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1991
- United States v. WilsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- State Ex Rel. Lykos v. FineCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2011
- Brooks v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
- State v. MorenoCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1991
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4Cited by91 opinions
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