Mason v. State

The offense is driving while intoxicated, a felony; the punishment, 2 years in the penitentiary.

*546The witness McBride testified that he had stopped at a stop sign in the city of Houston when an automobile drove up and collided with the rear end of his automobile; that he got out and spoke to appellant, who was seated alone in a Buick automobile, and appellant told him to take his license number and he would pay for the repairs. He stated that appellant backed away from his automobile and, in attempting to pass his right, became mired in the muddy ditch, where he remained until the police…