Legal Opinion
Mahaffey v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided June 30, 2010No. PD-1491-09PublishedCited by 70 opinions
1Opinion of the Court 1
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2Opinion of the Court · CochranCochran, J.
in which MEYERS, PRICE, WOMACK, JOHNSON, KEASLER, HERVEY and HOLCOMB, JJ., joined.
Is merging without using a signal a traffic violation under the Texas Transportation Code? More specifically, does a driver in Texas, who passes a traffic sign that states, “Lane Ends, Merge Left,” and who merges left after the right lane ends — that is, where the broken dividing lines between the two lanes cease and the line dividing the right-hand lane from the shoulder angles inward — have to signal that merge? In this case, the court of appeals held that such a movement is a “turn,” which requires a…
3Cases cited24 opinions
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- Boykin v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1991
- State v. DixonCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2006
- Tarrant Appraisal District v. MooreTexas Supreme Court · 1993
- State v. HardyCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1998
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4Cited by70 opinions
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