Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Felony driving while intoxicated (felony DWI) can be the underlying felony in a "felony-murder" prosecution under Tex. Pen. Code section 19.02(b)(3), which, among other things, provides that a person commits murder if he causes a person's death during the commission of a "felony, other than manslaughter."

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/27/2007
• Published 06/27/2007

Judges

Court

• Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Joseph Leo Lanza, Houston, for Appellant., Eric Kugler, Asst. District Atty., Houston, Matthew Paul, State's Atty., Austin, for State.