Thomas v. State

OPINION

JOSEPH B. MORRIS, Justice.

After a trial before the court, Mark Steven Thomas appeals his conviction for driving while intoxicated. Appellant challenges the factual sufficiency of the evidence to support the conviction. He also claims the trial court violated the doctrine of collateral estoppel by permitting the State to litigate certain elements of the offense and by denying his motion to suppress. We affirm the trial court’s judgment.

The general background of the case is not complicated. While driving in the early morning hours of November 2, 1996, appellant struck the back of another…