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Spradlin v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
May 16, 1951
239 S.W.2d 393 (Tex. Crim. App. 1951)

Opinion

No. 25306.

May 16, 1951.

Appeal from the District Court of Gregg County, Fred Erisman, J.

No attorney on appeal for appellant.

George P. Blackburn, State's Atty., of Austin, for the State.


The indictment charged the felony offense of driving an automobile while intoxicated. The punishment was assessed at one year in the penitentiary.

The agreed statement of facts before us fails to show that the state made proof of the fact that appellant had been on a prior date convicted of the offense of driving an automobile while intoxicated, as alleged in the indictment. In the absence of such proof, the conviction cannot stand.

The judgment is reversed and the cause remanded.

Opinion approved by the Court.


Summaries of

Spradlin v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
May 16, 1951
239 S.W.2d 393 (Tex. Crim. App. 1951)
Case details for

Spradlin v. State

Case Details

Full title:SPRADLIN v. STATE

Court:Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Date published: May 16, 1951

Citations

239 S.W.2d 393 (Tex. Crim. App. 1951)
156 Tex. Crim. 121