Legal Opinion

Dossey v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided January 8, 1958No. 29431Published

1Opinion of the Court

310 S.W.2d 321 (1958)

William Thomas DOSSEY, Appellant,

v.

The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

No. 29431.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

January 8, 1958.

Rehearing Denied March 5, 1958.

Chas H. Dean, Plainview, for appellant.

Leon B. Douglas, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.

MORRISON, Presiding Judge.

The offense is driving while under the influence of drugs; the punishment, 30 days in jail and a fine of $100.

Police Chief Cage testified that on the day in question, while he was leading a funeral procession, he motioned to the appellant, who was driving a pickup truck, to await the passage of the…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Ex Parte ChernoskyCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1949
  2. Griffin v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1920
  3. Ex Parte SlaughterCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1922
  4. Apodaca v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1940
  5. Housewright v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1949

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