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Gifford v. StateGifford v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Jun 19, 1991
No. 933-90
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*226OPINION ON STATE’S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

PER CURIAM.

A jury convicted appellant of ‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​​​​​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌‍driving while intoxicated. Punishment was assessed at one year in jail, probated, and a fine of $750.00. The Court of Appeals reversed, ‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​​​​​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌‍holding that the trial court erred in failing to include appellant’s requested jury instruction. Gifford v. State, 793 S.W.2d 48 (Tex.App. —Dallas 1990). We granted the ‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​​​​​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌‍State’s petition for discretionary review to determine the correctness of the Court of Appeals’ holding.

We have reconsidered the issues raised and find ‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​​​​​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌‍that the Court of Appeals reached the correct result. We decline to comment on the language or reasoning of the lower court. ‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​​​​​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌‍State’s petition for discretionary review was improvidently granted and is accordingly dismissed.

Case Details

Case Name: Gifford v. State
Court Name: Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Date Published: Jun 19, 1991
Citations: 810 S.W.2d 225; 1991 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 139; 1991 WL 105626; No. 933-90
Docket Number: No. 933-90
Court Abbreviation: Tex. Crim. App.
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