Legal Opinion

Spradlin v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided May 15, 1963No. 35587PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MORRISON, Judge.

The offense is driving while intoxicated; the punishment, 3 days in jail and a fine of $250.00.

The record having been perfected, our prior opinion dismissing the appeal is withdrawn, and we will now consider the case on the merits.

Highway Patrolman Peace testified that at approximately 7:00 P.M. on the night in question he met an automobile “driving straddle the center stripe,” turned around and gave chase; that as he pursued the automobile it drove completely to the left of the center stripe; that he turned on his siren and red light and was able to bring it to a halt within…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Payne v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1957

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Jones v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1970
  2. Ward v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1982
  3. Story v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1973
  4. Birdsong v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1965

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