Owens v. State

DICE, Judge.

The conviction is for driving while intoxicated; the punishment, 3 days in jail and a fine of $50.

The state’s evidence shows that the appellant was stopped and arrested by State Highway Patrolmen Beggs and Menton while driving an automobile on a public street in the city of Corpus Christi.

Patrolman Beggs testified that he stopped the appellant after following the automobile he was driving for approximately three blocks and observing that it was exceeding the speed limit and being driven on the left side of the road; that after he stopped the appellant he could smell alcohol on his…