Legal Opinion

Morris v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided June 8, 1955No. 27619PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MORRISON, Presiding Judge.

The offense is driving while intoxicated as a second offender, as denounced by Article 802b, V.A.P.C.; the punishment, a fine of $100.00.

Appellant challenged the validity of the judgment in the prior conviction, alleged in order to make the primary offense a felony, in the following ways:

1. By motion to quash the indictment.

2. By objection to the introduction of the prior judgment, and

3. By a requested charge and objections to the court’s charge.

Among other reasons assigned was the failure of the complaint and information to charge that the offense occurred upon a…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Ward v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1925
  2. Johnson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1934

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Vasquez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1958
  2. Shannon v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1960
  3. Baldauf v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1970
  4. Arcidez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1958
  5. Smithwick v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1985

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API