Robby Jo Hovis v. State

OPINION

Kem Thompson Frost, Chief Justice

Appellant Robby Jo Hovis challenges her conviction for intoxication manslaughter. Her sole complaint is that the trial court erred in failing to give the jury an instruction under article 38.23 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure. We affirm.

Factual Background

Around 2:00 a.m., appellant drove her truck through a red light and hit the complainant’s car as it travelled through the intersection. The truck made impact with the car’s driver’s-side door. The car’s driver, complainant Anita Benton, suffered multiple, severe, blunt-force trauma injuries. By…