Nichols v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
1Opinion of the Court
MORRISON, Judge.
The offense is driving while intoxicated;: the punishment, a fine of $50.
The complaint appearing in the transcript is not sworn to before any official' or person in authority and is therefore insufficient to constitute the basis for a valid information. Purcell v. State, Tex.Cr.App., 317 S.W.2d 208.
The punishment assessed is less than< the minimum, and the judgment cannot stand. Malone v. State, Tex.Cr.App., 328 S.W.2d 310.
For the reasons set forth, the judgment' is reversed and the prosecution ordered dismissed.
WOODLEY, P. J., absent.
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Malone v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1959
- Purcell v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1958
3Cited by5 opinions
- Wilson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1984
- State v. PierceCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1991
- Hoa Ho v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1993
- Grant v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1960
- State v. Carroll Pierce, Jr., Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)1991