Bankston v. State

NIX, Judge.

J. P. Bankston, hereinafter referred to as the defendant, was charged by information in Kiowa County, with the offense of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor; was tried before a jury, found guilty, and his punishment assessed at 10 days in the county jail and to pay a fine of $25 and costs of the action.

The charging part of the information read as follows:

“ * * * that on the 17th day of January, 1957, the defendant did unlawfully, wrongfully and wilfully, while under the influence of intoxicating liquor, drive and operate a 1947 Plymouth…