The State of Texas, Appellant v. William Harold Brabson, Appellee

Summary

The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed the Court of Appeals, holding that the Dallas County District Attorney is not collaterally estopped from litigating the issue of probable cause for Brabson's arrest because the Department of Public Safety and the District Attorney are not the same parties and the administrative proceeding did not properly address the issue. Several justices filed dissenting and concurring opinions contesting the majority's analysis of parties, privity, and the scope of review.