Legal Opinion

Davis v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided June 16, 1937No. 19092PublishedCited by 8 opinions

The opinion states the case.

1Opinion of the Court

HAWKINS, Judge. —

Appellant was convicted for driving a motor vehicle on the streets of Cleburne, Texas, at a time when he was intoxicated, his punishment being assessed at imprisonment in the penitentiary for one year.

On the night of September 20, 1936, appellant, while driving a truck on Wilhite Street in the City of Cleburne collided with a city bus and tore the side out of the bus.

It would be useless to set out in detail the evidence; that for the State shows appellant to have been intoxicated at the time. Appellant did not testify, but his witnesses say he was not intoxicated. This fact…

2Cited by8 opinions

  1. Tucker v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1941
  2. Clark v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1957
  3. Gilbreath v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1939
  4. Humberto S. Gonzalez v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2004
  5. Humberto S. Gonzalez v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2004

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