Legal Opinion
Getts v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided January 26, 2005No. PD-0093-04PublishedCited by 127 opinions
1Opinion of the Court 1
OPINION
2Opinion of the Court · KeaslerKeasler, J.
in which PRICE, WOMACK, JOHNSON, HERVEY, and HOLCOMB, JJ., joined.
Bobby Doyle Getts was charged with a DWI committed in 2002. The indictment alleged two previous DWI convictions— one in 1997 and one in 1984. We must decide whether these previous convictions were sufficient to elevate the 2002 offense to a third-degree felony. Based on the 2001 amendments to the DWI statute, we conclude that the answer is no.
Facts and Procedural History
Getts was charged by indictment with driving while intoxicated. The indictment further alleged that prior to the commission of that offense, Getts had…
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