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Chapman v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Dec 8, 1965
396 S.W.2d 116 (Tex. Crim. App. 1965)

Opinion

No. 38439.

June 23, 1965. Rehearing Denied October 27, 1965. Second Motion for Rehearing Denied December 8, 1965.

Appeal from the County Court at Law, Taylor County, James K. Graham, J.

J. W. Reid, Abilene, for appellant.

Leon B. Douglas, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


The conviction, on a plea of nolo contendere before the court, is for driving while intoxicated; the punishment, 3 days in jail and a fine of $100.

The record on appeal contains no statement of facts or bills of exception. All proceedings appear to be regular and nothing is presented for review. The judgment is affirmed.

ON APPELLANT'S MOTION FOR REHEARING


The appellant now contends that under the record the complaint is fatally defective.

The jurat on the complaint shows that the oath was administered to the affiant in the name of James E. Jeffrey, Assistant County Attorney of Taylor County, Texas. The information shows that it was presented by James E. Jeffrey, County Attorney of Taylor County.

In the absence of proof that the name of the person appearing in said instruments as James E. Jeffrey is the same person, or that he occupied only one of said positions on the date shown, it will be presumed that the officials as designated acted in accordance with law. 47 T.J. (2), 153, Sec. 118; Billingslea v. State, 160 Tax.Cr.R. 244, 268 S.W.2d 668.

The motion for rehearing is overruled.

Opinion approved by the Court.


Summaries of

Chapman v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Dec 8, 1965
396 S.W.2d 116 (Tex. Crim. App. 1965)
Case details for

Chapman v. State

Case Details

Full title:Thomas D. CHAPMAN, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas,. Appellee

Court:Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Date published: Dec 8, 1965

Citations

396 S.W.2d 116 (Tex. Crim. App. 1965)