Legal Opinion

Davis v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided October 19, 1941No. 21699PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GRAVES, Judge.

Appellant was indicted as a second offender, charged with driving an automobile on a public highway while intoxicated, and upon conviction therefor was, under the statute, given a penalty of two years in the penitentiary.

*604It seems that appellant, his wife, his' father-in-law, and one Carmichael were driving over the territory near their abode, and finally wound up near Kaufman, in Kaufman County, appellant driving and weaving about over the highway, narrowly escaping collisions with other vehicles thereon. That they were followed by some officers, who made an effort to detain…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Lockhart v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1927
  2. Moynahan v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1941
  3. Jones v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1937
  4. Franklin v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1931
  5. Hail v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1927

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Sekt v. Justice's CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1945
  2. Galan v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1957
  3. Neill v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1950
  4. State v. PatnovicSuperior Court of Delaware · 1957
  5. Eddins v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1950

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