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Truitt v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Jan 12, 1938
112 S.W.2d 452 (Tex. Crim. App. 1938)

Opinion

No. 19304.

Delivered January 12, 1938.

Intoxicated Driver — Affirmance.

Where defendant pleaded guilty to charge of driving an automobile on a public highway while intoxicated, and no statement of facts or bills of exception were brought forward in the record, judgment of conviction was affirmed.

Appeal from the District Court of Clay County. Hon. Earl P. Hall, Judge.

Appeal from conviction for driving an automobile on a public highway while intoxicated; penalty, fine of $50 and imprisonment in county jail for five days.

Affirmed.

The opinion states the case.

Houston McMurry, of Henrietta, for appellant.

Lloyd W. Davidson, State's Attorney, of Austin, for the State.


Conviction is for driving an automobile on a public highway while appellant was intoxicated.

Appellant waived a jury under the formalities required by the statute and entered a plea of guilty before the court. The punishment assessed was a fine of $50 and imprisonment in the county jail for five days. The court also incorporated as a part of the judgment a revocation of appellant's driver's license for a period of six months.

No bills of exception or statement of facts are brought forward. We discover nothing which requires that the judgment be disturbed, and it is affirmed.

Affirmed.


Summaries of

Truitt v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Jan 12, 1938
112 S.W.2d 452 (Tex. Crim. App. 1938)
Case details for

Truitt v. State

Case Details

Full title:MORRIS TRUITT v. THE STATE

Court:Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Date published: Jan 12, 1938

Citations

112 S.W.2d 452 (Tex. Crim. App. 1938)
112 S.W.2d 452