Charles Edward Aliff, Appellant v. the State of Texas, Appellee

Summary

The Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas affirmed the conviction for involuntary manslaughter, holding that the warrantless blood draw was a lawful search, the trial court’s evidentiary rulings were proper, and no error required reversal. Justice Teague dissented, arguing that the blood draw was unlawful and that the jury should have been instructed on the lesser included offense of criminally negligent homicide.