Legal Opinion

Morris v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided December 16, 1959No. 31,213PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

DICE, Judge.

The conviction is for driving while intoxicated; the punishment, 3 days in jail and a fine of $50.

The evidence was undisputed that on the date alleged the appellant drove his automobile on a public highway in Coleman County and while so driving was stopped and arrested by Deputy Sheriffs Raymond R. Greaves and M. R. Simmonds.

The two officers testified that they stopped the appellant after observing his automobile weaving across the center line of the highway and that, after they had stopped him, they could smell the odor of alcohol on his breath and that he talked with a thick…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Lowrey v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1956
  2. Tarin v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1957

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Schuler v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1961

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