Legal Opinion

Garcia v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)

Decided June 3, 2010No. 07-09-0322-CRPublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

BRIAN QUINN, Chief Justice.

Steven Ray Garcia (appellant) appeals his conviction for driving while intoxicated, a third degree felony. His first two issues involve the trial court’s refusal to grant his motion to suppress evidence and to submit an article 38.23 instruction to the jury. His last issue involves the legal and factual sufficiency of the evidence supporting the verdict. We affirm.

Background

According to the record, Officer Dawn Paige Billingsly received a call from dispatch at around 1 a.m. about a disturbance caused by a purportedly intoxicated person. The alleged…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Garza v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2004
  3. State v. SheppardCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2008
  4. Icke v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2001
  5. Vennus v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2009

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. George R. Luna v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)2015

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