Legal Opinion

Bracken v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided January 15, 2009No. 2-06-361-CRPublishedCited by 28 opinions

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…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Guzman v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
  3. Berkemer v. McCartySupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  4. State v. RossCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2000
  5. Carmouche v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2000

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3Cited by28 opinions

  1. Richardson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2013
  2. Barry Michael Smith, Jr. v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2011
  3. Berrick Milton Blackwell v. the State of Texas, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)2025
  4. Bracken v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2009
  5. Christopher Gonzales Gomez v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)2014

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