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Jinks v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Jun 21, 1961
349 S.W.2d 598 (Tex. Crim. App. 1961)

Opinion

No. 33587.

June 21, 1961.

Appeal from the County Court, Wichita County, Temple Driver, J.

Spence, Martin Richie, by Gene Richie, Wichita Falls, for appellant.

Donald E. Short, County Atty., Paul H. Brunette, Asst. County Atty., Wichita Falls, and Leon B. Douglas, State's Atty., Austin, for State.


The conviction is for driving while intoxicated; the punishment, three days in jail and a fine of $50.

No statement of facts accompanies the record.

By formal bill of exception the appellant complains of the action of the trial court in overruling his motion for continuance. In the absence of a statement of facts the complaint in the bill cannot be appraised. Clark v. State, 164 Tex.Crim. R., 298 S.W.2d 828; Hambright v. State, Tex.Cr.App., 318 S.W.2d 640.

All the proceedings appear to be regular.

The judgment is affirmed.

Opinion approved by the Court.


Summaries of

Jinks v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Jun 21, 1961
349 S.W.2d 598 (Tex. Crim. App. 1961)
Case details for

Jinks v. State

Case Details

Full title:Robert Carl JINKS, Appellant, v. STATE of Texas, Appellee

Court:Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Date published: Jun 21, 1961

Citations

349 S.W.2d 598 (Tex. Crim. App. 1961)

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