Bracken v. State
Court of Appeals of Texas
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ANNE GARDNER, Justice.
A jury convicted Appellant Robert David Bracken of driving while intoxicated (DWI) enhanced by a prior DWI conviction. The trial court sentenced Appellant to sixty days’ incarceration in the Tarrant County Jail and assessed a fine of $1,000. In three points, Appellant contends that the trial court erred by denying his motions to suppress, by denying his motion to limit any direct or indirect references to any prior arrests or convictions for DWI, and by allowing improper closing argument. We affirm.
Background
On September 3, 2004, Appellant was charged by…
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