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Westmoreland v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Apr 8, 1964
377 S.W.2d 202 (Tex. Crim. App. 1964)

Opinion

Nos. 36653, 36654.

April 8, 1964.

Appeal from the Criminal District Court No. 3, Dallas County, Joe B. Brown, J.

Ney Wade, Dallas, for appellant.

Henry Wade, Dist. Atty., C. M. Turlington, Asst. Dist. Atty., Dallas, and Leon B. Douglas, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


Our prior opinion is withdrawn and the following substituted in lieu thereof. The conviction is for the felony offense of driving while intoxicated; the punishment, confinement in jail for 270 days.

The record contains no statement of facts or bills of exception.

The sentence orders the appellant's confinement in jail for an indeterminate term of not less than 10 days nor more than 270 days.

Article 775 V.A.C.C.P., which provides for an indeterminate sentence, does not apply to jail terms. It applies only where the punishment is confinement in the penitentiary for more than the minimum term.

The sentence is reformed so as to provide that the defendant be imprisoned in jail for 270 days.

As reformed, the judgment is affirmed, and appellant's motion for rehearing is overruled.


Summaries of

Westmoreland v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Apr 8, 1964
377 S.W.2d 202 (Tex. Crim. App. 1964)
Case details for

Westmoreland v. State

Case Details

Full title:John Edgar WESTMORELAND, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee (two…

Court:Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Date published: Apr 8, 1964

Citations

377 S.W.2d 202 (Tex. Crim. App. 1964)