Legal Opinion

Smith v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided June 1, 2000No. 06-99-00166-CRPublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

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Opinion by

Chief Justice CORNELIUS.

Joseph Donald Smith was convicted of driving while intoxicated, subsequent offense. His punishment, enhanced by prior felony convictions, was set by the jury at twenty years’ imprisonment and a $10,000.00 fine. On appeal Smith contends that the State improperly amended the indictment and that the trial court improperly ordered that his sentence run consecutively to his sentence in another cause. We overrule these contentions and affirm the judgment.

The original indictment was returned on December 11, 1998. On June 28, 1999, the State moved to amend the…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Studer v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1990
  2. Flowers v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1991
  3. Ex Parte LewisCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1967
  4. Ex Parte MarchCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1968
  5. Ex Parte DavisCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1974

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Derrick v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)2006
  2. Brent David Derrick v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)2006
  3. Brent David Derrick v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)2006
  4. Vandamme Jeanty v. the State of Texas, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2023

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