Cockerham v. State

WOODLEY, Judge.

The offense is drunk driving; the punishment, six months in jail and a fine of $250.

The statement of facts was prepared by appellant’s counsel in narrative form and approved by the trial court.

The evidence shows without dispute that at the time he was pursued, overtaken and arrested, appellant was driving a 1952 Chevrolet automobile on a public highway between Alvin and Galveston.

The arresting officer testified that during his pursuit the 1952 Chevrolet was weaving from lane to lane; that appellant was “incoherent to a certain state” in his speech; that “he smelled of the odor…