Driving While Intoxicated Case Law Update - Texas District ...

TABLE OF CONTENTSINFORMATION/CHARGING INSTRUMENT .... 1A. MENTALORPHYSICALFACULTIES.. .......1B..PUBLICPLACE'I SPECIFIC ENOUGH 1c. STATE DOES NOT HAVE TO SPECIFY WHICH DEFINITION OFINTOXICATION ITISRELYINGON INTHE INFORMATION ... "..... 1D. DEFINITIONJURY INSTRUCTION SHOULD BE LIMITED TO EVIDENCEPRESENTEDATTRIAL .......1E. NO MENTALSTATE NECESSARYIN DWI CHARGE ......,. 21. PRES49.04 .....22. POSTS49.04 ....2F. UNOBJECTEDTOERRORINCHARGINGINSTRUMENT. ......... 2G. READINGDWI ENHANCEMENTATWRONGTIME . ........ 3il.III.lv.VOIR DIREA. PROPERQUESTION/STATEMENT ....B. IMPROPERQUESTION/STATEMENT ....C. CHALLENGE FORCAUSE1. PRESUMPTION OF INNOCENCE . . . .2. ONE WITNESS CASE3. JURORS WHO WOULD REQUIRE BREATH TEST TO CONVICT . . .4. JUROR'S ABILITY TO CONSIDER FULL RANGE OF PUNISHMENTDWI ROADBLOCKSA. ARE ILLEGALB. AVOIDING ROADBLOCK CAN PROVIDE BASIS FOR STOPTRAFFIC VIOLATIONS33344445555V.vt.OCCUPATIONAL LICENSE CHARTBASIS FOR VEHICLE STOPIA. LEGAL STANDARDIB. TICKETS THAT PROVIDED BASIS FOR STOP INADMISSIBLE . . .Ic. INFORMATION FROM CITIZEN/POLICE RADIO/ANONYMOUS CALLI1, SUFFICIENT BASIS FOR STOP92. IDENTIFIED CITIZEN--CREDIBLE AND RELIABLE .103. DETAILS OF POLICE BROADCAST ARE ADMISSIBLE . . . .114. ANONYMOUS TIP FROM EMS TECHNICIAN .115. ANONYMOUS TIP FROM HITCHHIKER . . . .116. ANONYMOUS TIP FROM TRUCK DRIVER12D. BAD DRIVING NEED NOT = CRIMINAL OFFENSE12E. "coMMUNtTY CARE-TAK|NG FUNCT|ON" (CCF)131. APPLIES142. DOESN'T APPLY14F. OFFICER'S ARREST AUTHORITY WHEN OUTSIDE JURISDICTION . .151. FOR A TRAFFIC OFFENSE15(a) STOPS MADE BEFORE 9-01-05 = NO .15(b) STOPS MADE AFTER 9-01-05 = YES162. CAN STOP AND ARREST FOR "BREACH OF PEACE'' . . . . .16