Legal Opinion

Seibert v. State.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided January 7, 1959No. 30,282PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MORRISON, Presiding Judge.

The offense is driving while intoxicated; the punishment, ten days in jail and a fine of $100.00.

No statement of facts accompanies the record, and the sole question presented is an alleged reference in the prosecution argument to the defendant’s failure to testify. As qualified, the bill reflects that the state’s witness Officer Henderson testified that at the scene of the arrest the appellant said, “Hawkins, you were driving the truck, weren’t you? I was too drunk to drive,” but that the defense witness Hawkins denied that the appellant had made such statement and…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Jackson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1935
  2. Smith v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1927

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Harris v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1984
  2. Harris v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1984

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