Legal Opinion
Dumas v. State
Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)
Decided October 16, 1991No. 05-90-00580-CRPublishedCited by 88 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
KINKEADE, Justice.
Paul Brent Dumas appeals his conviction for driving while intoxicated (DWI). After a jury trial, the court assessed punishment at ten days’ confinement in the Dallas County jail and a fine of $1,500. In seven points of error, Dumas contends that the trial court erred when it (1) denied his motion to suppress, (2) admitted the audio portion of the video tape during which the police advised him of his rights and asked whether he wanted to waive his rights, (3) overruled his objection to allegedly improper prosecutorial argument, and (4) denied his motion for mistrial.…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Doyle v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Harris v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1989
- Rezac v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1990
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3Cited by88 opinions
- Cain v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
- Tear v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2002
- Lee v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2000
- Morris v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)1995
- Oliva v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)1997
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