Capps v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
1Opinion of the Court
WOODLEY, Presiding Judge.
The offense is driving an operating a motor vehicle upon a public highway while intoxicated; the punishment, ten days in jail and a fine of $100.
Reversal is sought upon two points, the first being the contention that “there was no evidence that a motor vehicle was moved along, across or upon a public highway while under the control of Defendant.”
Seventeen year old Jerry Hester testified that as he went out the door of a cafe at the intersection of Farm Road 400 and U.S. 82, between 10 and 11 o’clock at night:
“I heard some tires squealing and I looked around and seen a…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Humphreys v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1895
- Thomas v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1955
- Sandford v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1960
- Blackburn v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1913
- Harrison v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1961
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Kirsch, Scott AlanCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2012
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- Nelson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1982
- Green, Joseph LesterCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2015
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