Ford v. State

OPINION

W. C. DAVIS, Judge.

A jury convicted the appellant of the misdemeanor offense of driving while intoxicated, and assessed punishment at fifteen days’ confinement in the county jail and a $500 fine. The appellant raises eighteen grounds of error, including a challenge of the sufficiency of the evidence. We reverse and order a judgment of acquittal be entered in this cause.

To sustain a conviction for driving a motor vehicle while intoxicated, the evidence must show that the appellant drove the vehicle while intoxicated on a public road, highway, street, or alley. Johnson v. State, 517…