OTERO v. STATE

No. 01-97-00881-CR.

988 S.W.2d 457 (1999)

Elizabeth OTERO, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Houston (1st Dist.).

March 25, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael B. Charlton, Houston, for Appellant.

John B. Holmes, S. Elaine Roch, Houston, for Appellee.

Panel consists of Chief Justice SCHNEIDER and Justices COHEN and MIRABAL.


OPINION

MARGARET GARNER MIRABAL, Justice.

A jury found appellant, Elizabeth Otero, guilty of driving while intoxicated. The trial court assessed punishment at two years probation and a $1,000 fine. We reverse and remand.

Appellant brings one issue on appeal, asserting the trial court erred in allowing the State, on the theory that appellant "opened the door," to introduce evidence of appellant's prior DWI conviction.

The State presented the...

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