Besson v. State

OPINION

DOUGLAS, Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction of wilfully fleeing from and attempting to elude a police officer as denounced by Article 6701d, Section 186, Vernon’s Ann.R. C.S. The jury found the appellant guilty and the court assessed the punishment at a fine of two hundred dollars and three months in jail with the three months probated for a period of six months.

The appellant was observed participating in a “drag” race by an off-duty policeman of the North Richland Hills Police Department. The officer proceeded to chase the automobiles. When the two drivers abandoned the drag…