Legal Opinion

Kent v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided November 27, 1963No. 36174PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BELCHER, Commissioner.

The conviction is for driving while intoxicated; the punishment, ten days in jail and a fine of one hundred dollars.

It is undisputed that the appellant while driving his pickup on a public highway collided with an automobile which was stopped facing a red traffic light at a street intersection.

A passenger in the automobile testified that appellant mumbled while talking and appeared to be drunk. Two police officers testified that they saw the appellant at the scene of the collision, smelled the odor of alcohol on his breath, observed his speech and walk, and expressed the…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Jackson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1953
  2. Meadowes v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1963
  3. Leonard v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1955
  4. Bryan v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1952

3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Cole v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1992
  2. Hodge v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1982
  3. Strickland v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1990
  4. Roberts v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1976
  5. Jones v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1980

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