Legal Opinion

Harrison v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided October 18, 1961No. 33580PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DICE, Judge.

The offense is driving while intoxicated; the punishment, 15 days in jail and a fine of $150.

Appellant’s sole contention on appeal is that the evidence is insufficient to sustain the conviction.

The state’s proof shows that on the night in question, appellant was arrested and taken into custody when he was found seated under the steering wheel of his automobile, which had been driven into and had struck a brick veneer house of one Buck Wallace, located at the corner of Hodges Street and West Main Street in the City of Ranger.

Mayor W. F. Creager, whose residence was on West Main…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Vasquez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1958
  2. Sandford v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1960

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Hollingsworth v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1967
  2. Vasquez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1967
  3. Capps v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1962
  4. Carter v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1962
  5. Nelson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1982

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