Legal Opinion

Morales v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided March 16, 1994No. 2-93-047-CRPublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

DAY, Justice.

Jose Daniel Morales appeals his conviction for driving while intoxicated. Tex.Rev.Civ. StatANN. art. 6701Í-1 (Vernon Supp.1994). After a jury trial, the court assessed punish*725ment at 120 days in jail, probated for two years, and a $450 fine.

We affirm.

In two points of error, Morales complains the trial court improperly denied his challenges for cause of two veniremembers, Richard Schiefelbein and James Kidd.

Schiefelbein initially stated he believed his contributions to MADD and SADD reflected “how serious I think DWI is.” In response to defense counsel’s questioning,…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Anderson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1982
  2. Harris v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1989
  3. Garza v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1981
  4. Williams v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978
  5. Kennard v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1983

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Simpson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2014
  2. Standefer v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)1999
  3. Justin Michael Jones v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)2004

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