Eavans v. State

KRUEGER, Judge.

The offense is driving an automobile upon a public highway while intoxicated. The punishment assessed is a fine of Fifty Dollars.

The record reflects that on the night of July 24th, 1947, appellant and Roy Prather were arrested while sitting in ap pellant’s parked automobile in front of Hatley’s Drive-Inn located in Gregg County. Both of the occupants of the car were intoxicated. S. L. Harris testified that on the night in question he passed an automobile between Gladewater and Greggton that was swerving all over the road and almost forced him to drive his automobile off the…