Texas Department of Public Safety v. Petta

Supreme Court of Texas · Decided 2001-06-07

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Justice ENOCH delivered the opinion of the Court. A jury found Melinda Petta guilty of fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer. 1 In that criminal case, the jury necessarily concluded that the State proved beyond a reasonable doubt that in fleeing, Petta did not “have a reasonable belief th…

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