Legal Opinion

Ryan v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)

Decided April 7, 1994No. 01-93-00498-CRPublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

COHEN, Justice.

A jury found appellant guilty of failure to stop and give information after an auto collision, and assessed punishment of 180 days in jail.

On October 2, 1992, appellant hit a parked car and drove' away. He was soon arrested for DWI and failure to stop and give information. He pled guilty to DWI, and was tried and convicted of failure to stop and give information. Only the latter case is before us.

In his first point of error, appellant contends the judge improperly restricted voir dire.

Before voir dire began, the judge granted a motion in limine prohibiting appellant from…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Shipley v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1990
  2. Bonilla v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1987

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Ryan v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1994
  2. Moncada v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)1997
  3. Ryan v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1995

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