Legal Opinion

Clifton v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided December 5, 1951No. 25524PublishedCited by 27 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MORRISON, Judge.

The offense is driving while" intoxicated as a second offender, as denounced by Article 802b, Penal Code; the punishment, one year and one day in the penitentiary.

The elder Farris testified that on the night in question, while he and his family were driving along the highway approaching *656the city of Jacksboro, a truck overtook him and “bumped” his automobile off the highway; that neither vehicle stopped but that the truck followed him into the city and to the residence of one Walker, where they both came to a halt. Farris testified that appellant jumped out of the truck, cursed…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Square v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1942
  2. Cagle v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1944
  3. Mitchell v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1951

3Cited by27 opinions

  1. Hill v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1953
  2. Fisk v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1968
  3. Diamond v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1975
  4. Watson v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)1996
  5. MacKie v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1963

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