Brinson v. State

OPINION

ROBERTS, Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction for driving while intoxicated. 1 The appellant pleaded guilty and after a jury trial the jury assessed the appellant’s punishment at two years’ confinement in the Dallas County jail and a five hundred dollar fine.

The appellant contends that the jury never returned a verdict of guilty, that the trial judge improperly allowed the State to reopen, and that the trial judge should have assessed punishment. We affirm.

The record reflects that on the evening of March 21, 1976, the appellant was stopped for running a red light. The appellant…