Legal Opinion

Capps v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided January 10, 1962No. 34,111PublishedCited by 10 opinions

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

  1. Humphreys v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1895
  2. Thomas v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1955
  3. Sandford v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1960
  4. Blackburn v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1913
  5. Harrison v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1961

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Kirsch, Scott AlanCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2012
  2. Ford v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978
  3. Harris v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1973
  4. Nelson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1982
  5. Green, Joseph LesterCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2015

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