Girndt v. State

OPINION

TEAGUE, Judge.

Appellant was convicted by a jury of the misdemeanor offense of driving while intoxicated and his punishment was assessed by the trial judge at 30 days’ confinement and a $400 fine.

To appreciate appellant’s claims on appeal, it is first necessary to introduce the reader to the salient facts of the case.

While on patrol duty on the day in question, around 6:30 p. m., two Texas Department of Public Safety Officers, Potvin and Cox, saw a white 1977 Dodge van traveling in the same direction as they were traveling, going from one side of the road to the *931other, once going off…