Riley v. State

WOODLEY, Presiding Judge.

The complaint and information alleged that the appellant did “drive and operate a motor vehicle: to-wit, an automobile, on a public street.and highway — while his Texas license as a commercial operator- was then and there suspended, having been suspended under the provisions of Article 6687b, Sec. 24, of Vernon’s Annotated Texas Civil Statutes.”

Trial before the court on a plea of not guilty resulted in a judgment finding the appellant guilty and assessing his punishment at 5 days in jail and a fine of $50.

The evidence shown in the statement of facts reveals that on…