Legal Opinion
Hughes v. State
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided March 22, 2000No. 10-00-043-CRPublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*430OPINION
TOM GRAY, Justice.
A man was charged with the misdemeanor offense of Driving While Intoxicated. The county attorney dismissed the complaint against him. He was then indicted for felony DWI based on the same conduct. Is the State barred from prosecuting the felony because of the previous dismissal? No. The judgment of the trial court is affirmed.
Background
In July of 1999, James Rupert Hughes was charged by information and complaint with the misdemeanor offense of Driving While Intoxicated. A notice was sent to Hughes requiring his appearance before the County Court of Hamilton County for…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Ex Parte HargettCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1991
- Stephens v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1991
- Ex Parte GeorgeCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1995
- Ex Parte Gonzales, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2000
- Ex Parte Bui, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1998
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Gonzalez v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)2009
- Cecil Malivil Cherian v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2010
- Eric Jerome Olivas v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)2006
- Ex Parte Joshua Cook, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2019
- Ex Parte Markus Antonius Green, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2015
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