Maxwell v. State

OPINION

TERRIE LIVINGSTON, Justice.

Appellant Kenneth J. Maxwell challenges the jury’s verdict finding him guilty of misdemeanor driving while intoxicated.

Factual Summary

On April 22, 2003, at 2:00 a.m., Officer James Hill stopped appellant for driving eighty miles per hour in a sixty-miles-per-hour zone on the West Freeway in Fort Worth. Officer Hill also noticed that appellant failed to use his turn signal when he changed lanes and that appellant was weaving. Appellant admitted to Officer Hill that he had been drinking after Officer Hill noticed an odor of alcohol and appellant’s bloodshot…