Larue v. State

McDONALD, Judge.

The conviction is for the offense of driving while intoxicated; the punishment, confinement in jail for ninety days and a fine of $100.

The evidence was undisputed that on the evening of January 9, 1960, about 7:30 p.m., appellant, while operating his 1958 Chevrolet pickup truck on a public street in the city of Dallas, drove into the rear of another automobile.

Officer E. K. Shetler, an accident investigator for the Dallas police department, who observed appellant at the scene of the collision, testified that appellant was walking “staggery,” and his “balance was wobbly and…