Legal Opinion
Lewis v. State
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided August 27, 1997No. 09-96-278 CRPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BURGESS, Justice.
Pursuant to a plea agreement,1 Kevin Don Lewis pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated (DWI) and was sentenced to 180 days’ confinement, probated for one year. Lewis claims the trial court erred in overruling his pretrial motion to quash the information.
Lewis argues the information was required to allege a culpable mental state. Lewis contends the “new” DWI statute, Tex. Pen. Code. Ann. § 49.04 (Vernon 1994), requires proof of a culpable mental state. Lewis argues Tex. Pen.Code Ann. § 6.02(b) (Vernon 1994), requiring a culpable mental state in any crime covered by…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Ex Parte RossCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1975
- Honeycutt v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1981
- Zulauf v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979
- Reed v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)1996
- Joiner v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1955
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Brown v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2009
- Brown v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2009
- Scott C. Brown v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2009
- Scott C. Brown v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2009
- Scott C. Brown v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2009
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