Legal Opinion

Hicks v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided May 7, 1952No. 25854PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BEAUCHAMP, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of a charge of driving an automobile on a certain public road in Uvalde County while intoxicated, and was assessed a penalty of $50.00.

The evidence amply sustains the conviction and requires no discussion. Great stress is laid, in the appeal, on the use of the word “certain” in the complaint and information. In the construction of the sentence in which it is found, the word neither adds to nor detracts from the meaning which it would have if the word “certain” had not appeared. The objection need not be considered.

Nine bills of exception appear in the…

2Cited by11 opinions

  1. Branch v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1969
  2. Brown v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1954
  3. Graves v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1959
  4. Clifton v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1960
  5. Henderson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1960

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