Ward v. State

268 S.W.2d 465 (1954)

WARD

v.

STATE.

No. 26945.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

April 28, 1954.

On Rehearing June 2, 1954.

Roy C. Vance, Odessa, Turpin, Kerr & Smith, William Monroe Kerr, Midland, for appellant.

Wesley Dice, State's Atty., of Austin, for the State.

BELCHER, Commissioner.

Appellant was convicted for the offense of driving a motor vehicle upon a public highway while intoxicated, and his punishment was assessed at a fine of $200.

J. D. White, a highway patrolman, testified that he saw appellant about 11:30 p. m. on July 12, 1953, operating his automobile upon a public highway in Midland…