Legal Opinion

Cox v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided February 26, 1941No. 21423PublishedCited by 6 opinions

The opinion states the case.

1Opinion of the Court

KRUEGER, Judge.

The conviction is for driving an automobile upon a public highway while intoxicated. The punishment assessed is confinement in the county jail for a period of sixty days and a fine of $50.00.

Appellant brings the case to this court for review upon two propositions which he claims present reversible error. The first is that the trial court erred in admitting in evidence over appellant’s objection a certain part of a purported confession; and second, that the court erred in failing to instruct the jury that unless they found from the evidence beyond a reasonable doubt that the…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Lockhart v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1927
  2. Norton v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1935

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Murphy v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2001
  2. Irion v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1986
  3. Singleton v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1947
  4. Randolph v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1943
  5. Booher v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1984

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