Stanton v. State

REYNOLDS, Senior Justice (Assigned).

A jury found appellant Mark Jerrold Stanton guilty of the misdemeanor offense of driving while intoxicated, and the trial court assessed his punishment at 180 days confinement in the county jail, probated for 24 months, and a fine of $750. Appellant contends that the evidence is factually insufficient to support his conviction, and that the court erred in admitting his oral statements. For the reasons expressed, we will reverse and remand.

The trial evidence consisted of the testimony of Balch Springs police officer Robert Edwin Donahue and a videotape taken…