Legal Opinion

Sharp v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided March 4, 1936No. 18086PublishedCited by 3 opinions

The opinion states the case.

1Opinion of the Court

CHRISTIAN, Judge.

The offense is driving an automobile on a public street in an incorporated city while intoxicated; the punishment, a fine of fifty dollars and confinement in jail for ninety days.

The record is before us without a statement of facts.

It is appellant’s contention that the penalty provided in Art. 802, P. C., was repealed by chap. 162, Acts 42nd Legislature, Regular Session. In Haworth v. State, 88 S. W. (2d) 115, this court reached the conclusion that said last mentioned act did not have the effect of repealing the penalty set forth in Art. 802, supra.

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2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Haworth v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1935

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Davis v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1941
  2. Houston v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1941
  3. Jones v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1937

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