Mahaffey v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

1 federal appellate · 1 district · 18 state decisions

Most-quoted passages

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1. “The word ‘turn’ is not a legal term of art — it has no ‘acquired technical meaning.’ ‘Turn’ has many dictionary meanings, but in the context of driving, ‘turn’ means to change directions — to turn the vehicle from a direct course of the roadway. You either turn left, or you turn right out of the direct course or flow of normal traffic.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Crider v. State

2. “No person shall turn a vehicle onto a highway or move a vehicle right or left upon a highway or merge onto or exit from a highway unless and until the movement can be made with reasonable safety nor without giving an appropriate signal.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Mahaffey v. State

3. “Statutory construction is a question of law; therefore our review is de novo.” Mahaffey v. State, 316 S.W.3d 633, 637 (Tex.Crim.App.2010). . The Third Court stated;”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Leming v. State