Legal Opinion

Hutson v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided June 6, 1956No. 28243PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DICE, Judge.

The conviction is for driving a motor vehicle upon a public highway while intoxicated; the punishment, three days in jail and a fine of $50.

The state’s evidence shows that the appellant, while driving an automobile upon a public highway in Montague County, was stopped and arrested by State Highway Patrolmen E. R. Moore and Jerry Smith.

Both patrolmen testified that, before stopping the appellant, they observed the car weaving on the road, on and off the shoulder, and, after they had stopped the appellant, they found a pint bottle of whiskey almost empty in the car. They further…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Morse v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1919
  2. Mills v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1918

3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Reyes v. Wyeth LaboratoriesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
  2. Edwards v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1977
  3. State v. GilmoreSupreme Court of Iowa · 1977
  4. Rodgers v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972
  5. Reyes v. Wyeth LaboratoriesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974

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