Bartholomew v. State

OPINION ON APPELLANT’S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

MALONEY, Judge.

After a jury convicted appellant of the misdemeanor offense of reckless driving under Tex.Rev.Civ.StatAnn. art. 6701d, § 51(a), the trial judge imposed the maximum punishment of thirty days in the county jail and a $200 fine. Id. § 51(b). Upon *211direct appeal, the Fourteenth Court of Appeals affirmed. Bartholomew v. State, 834 S.W.2d 475 (Tex.App. — Houston [14th Dist.] 1992). We granted appellant’s petition for discretionary review to determine whether the Court of Appeals erred in holding that speeding and racing were not…