Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Under section 724.012(b) and 724.013 of the Texas Transportation Code, a law enforcement officer must possess specific evidence that an intoxicated defendant was at fault in causing an accident before taking a blood specimen without consent.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/11/2001
• Published 04/11/2001

Judges

• Before the court en banc.

Court

• Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Herb H. Ritchie,Gregg Glass, Houston, for appellant., Dan McCrory, Asst. DA, Houston, Matthew Paul, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.