Legal Opinion
Sinast v. State
Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District
Decided January 24, 1985No. 13-84-292-CRPublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BENAVIDES, Justice.
Appellant was charged by information with the offense of operating a motor vehicle upon a public highway while under the influence of intoxicating liquor. The jury convicted appellant of driving while intoxicated, and the court then assessed a sentence of 30 days’ confinement in the San Patricio County Jail and a fine of $500.00. We reverse and acquit.
A car was found in a muddy ditch at the end of four hundred eighty-nine feet of skid marks on the pavement. Deputy Nati-vidad Carranza of the San Patricio County Sheriff’s Office arrived in response to a call from a…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- South Dakota v. NevilleSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Russell v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1980
- Scott v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Sanchez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979
- Ruth v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979
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3Cited by26 opinions
- Barton v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1994
- Weaver v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1987
- Zavala v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2002
- Bass v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986
- McCafferty v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1988
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