Legal Opinion

Burke v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided February 8, 1961No. 32927PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DICE, Commissioner.

Upon a plea of guilty before the court without a jury, appellant was convicted of the offense of driving while intoxicated and his punishment assessed at 3 days in jail and a fine of $50.

No statement of facts of any evidence adduced upon the trial accompanies the record.

Appellant predicates his appeal upon the sole contention that there is a fatal variance between the complaint and information because in the complaint appellant’s name is alleged to be “William F. Burke” and in the information the name is alleged to be “William G. Burke”.

The contention is without merit as a…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Lott v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1957
  2. Hill v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1926

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Blevins v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1984
  2. Blevins v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1984

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