Goodman v. State

OPINION

Opinion by

Chief Justice MORRISS.

Unfortunately, Leslie1 Gene Goodman has a history of driving while intoxicated (DWT). In fact, he had previously been defended on an earlier DWI charge by Gary Young, the current county attorney of Lamar County, whose office prosecuted Goodman on this DWI charge.

This DWI charge arose from a single-vehicle accident in which Goodman’s pickup truck was seen running a stop sign, crossing a street, and colliding with a utility pole.2 The trial resulted in a jury verdict finding Goodman guilty of a third-offense DWI and the trial court’s sentence of thirty…