Small v. State

OPINION

YOUNG, Justice.

This is an appeal from a conviction for driving while intoxicated. Punishment was assessed at 60 days in jail, probated for one year, and a fine of $300.00. We affirm.

The appellant’s sole ground of error presents the question for review whether an information charging one with driving an automobile while intoxicated will support a conviction when the proof shows that he was driving a motorcycle. Thus, we must determine whether a motorcycle is a type of automobile.

According to 64 Tex.Jur.2d, Words and Phrases at 88, the term automobile “is synonymous with ‘motor vehicle’…