STATE v. VASQUEZ

No. 14-06-00381-CR.

230 S.W.3d 744 (2007)

The STATE of Texas, Appellant v. Jose Garcia VASQUEZ, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Houston (14th Dist.).

June 28, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Randy McDonald, Houston, for State.

Kristen Moore, Richmond, for Appellee.

Panel consists of Justices FROST, SEYMORE, and GUZMAN.


MAJORITY OPINION

KEM THOMPSON FROST, Justice.

In this intoxication-manslaughter case, we decide whether the trial court erred in suppressing the results of tests performed on a defendant's blood sample. The trial court granted a pre-trial motion to suppress this evidence based on the trial court's conclusion that the State violated the Texas Constitution's Due Course of Law Clause when the State destroyed the blood sample before trial. Contrary to the trial...

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