Cavazos v. State
Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SEERDEN, Chief Justice.
On a plea of not guilty, a jury found Dino Cavazos, appellant, guilty of intoxication manslaughter and failure to stop and render aid. The jury assessed punishment at ten years confinement for the intoxication manslaughter conviction, and five years probation for the failure to stop and render aid conviction. We reverse and remand for a new trial.
Factual BackgROund
At approximately 2:25 a.m. on August 9, 1995, Adan Martinez was killed in a truck-motorcycle accident on FM 88, just north of the town of Elsa, Texas. Martinez was the driver of the motorcycle. Although…
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2Cases cited13 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
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- King v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
- O'NEAL v. McAninchSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
- Matchett v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1996
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- Torres v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2003
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