Hampton v. State

248 S.W.2d 488 (1952)

HAMPTON

v.

STATE.

No. 25754.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

March 26, 1952.

Rehearing Denied April 30, 1952.

No attorney on appeal for appellant.

George P. Blackburn, State's Atty., of Austin, for the State.

WOODLEY, Commissioner.

The conviction is for driving a motor vehicle upon a public highway while intoxicated, the jury having assessed the punishment at 30 days in jail.

Clifton Alexander, a police officer of the City of Abilene while on patrol duty, met appellant who was alone in the car he was driving. Officer Alexander observed that appellant's car was weaving from one…