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State v. Mechler

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided January 12, 2005No. 0075-04PublishedCited by 542 opinions

1Opinion of the Court 1

OPINION

2Opinion of the Court · KeaslerKeasler, J.

in which KELLER, P.J., and WOMACK, JOHNSON, HERVEY, and HOLCOMB, JJ., joined.

After hearing testimony on Matthew Mechler’s pretrial motion, the judge suppressed his intoxilyzer results, relying on Mata v. State1 and Texas Rule of Evidence 403. Reviewing the case de novo, the Court of Appeals reversed the trial court by holding that Mata was inapplicable and Rule 403 was misapplied. We agree with the Court of Appeals’s result but find error in its failure to review for an abuse of discretion. Nevertheless, we affirm its judgment.

I. Factual and Procedural History

Deputy Clarence Golden…

3Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Guzman v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
  2. Wheeler v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2002
  3. Erazo v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2004
  4. Manning v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2003
  5. United States v. Cecil RobinsonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1977

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4Cited by542 opinions

  1. Gigliobianco v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2006
  2. Hammer v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2009
  3. Davis v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2010
  4. Gonzalez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2018
  5. Kirsch v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2010

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