Legal Opinion

Ashley v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided January 3, 1951No. 25085PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DAVIDSON, Judge.

The offense is the driving, while intoxicated, of an automobile upon a public highway; the punishment, a fine of $50.

The disputed issue of fact was whether appellant was intoxicated at the time he was driving the automobile.

Two highway patrolmen, after detailing the acts and conduct of the appellant, testified that in their opinion appellant was intoxicated. Such testimony was sufficient to warrant the jury’s conclusion of guilt.

*536The witness Benson, who was in the automobile with appellant at the time he, according to the testimony of the state’s witnesses, was intoxicated,…

2Cited by13 opinions

  1. Nichols v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1974
  2. State v. PierceCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1991
  3. Dorsche v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1974
  4. Benjamin Claude Comperry v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2012
  5. Byers v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1953

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