Dowdy v. State

WOODLEY, Presiding Judge.

The offense is drunk driving; the punishment, 15 days in jail and a fine of $75.

The issue of whether the appellant was intoxicated was closely contested, the state relying upon the testimony of two police officers who formed and expressed the opinion that appellant was “very intoxicated.”

The appellant, a truck driver with an. impediment by reason of an injury to his* knee, and a passenger in his car, testified] that appellant was sober.

A .45 caliber pistol was found & the glove compartment of the car. Evidence of such fact was admissible. Ross v. State, 169 Tex.Cr.R.…