Legal Opinion

Bennett v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided May 7, 1975No. 49600PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

DALLY, Commissioner.

This is an appeal from a conviction for murder without malice, committed by driving a motor vehicle while intoxicated, in violation of Article 802c, Vernon’s Ann. P.C. Because of deficiencies in the record this appeal was dismissed in a Per Curiam opinion and was abated in another Per Curiam opinion. The record is now properly before us for consideration.

The appellant waived a jury trial and entered a plea of not guilty before the court; after hearing the evidence and finding the appellant guilty, the court assessed punishment of imprisonment for five years. In his…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Schmerber v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Olson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1969
  3. Trammell v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1956

3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Aliff v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1982
  2. Elliott v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)1995
  3. Nottingham v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)1995
  4. Darland v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979
  5. Burkhalter v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1982

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