Paxton v. State

BEAUCHAMP, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of the offense of driving on a public highway while intoxicated and was assessed a penalty of $250.00 fine and nine months in the county jail.

The first matter presented for our consideration is defendant’s plea of former conviction, in which it was alleged that appellant had been convicted of murder without malice, and given a suspended sentence, in which the State relied on the same facts as in the instant case. The plea is properly drawn and the evidence, without dispute, sustains the allegations of the plea.

The county attorney testified that he had…