Dorsett v. State

DICE, Commissioner.

The conviction is for the subsequent offense of drunken driving; the punishment, sixty days in jail and a fine of $100.

The state’s evidence shows that while driving his automobile at a high rate of speed on a public street in the city of Tyler, appellant overturned at an intersection and his vehicle came to rest upside down.

Officers Richardson and Beck proceeded to the location to investigate the wreck and observed appellant at the scene. In describing appellant’s actions and appearance at the time, Officer Richardson testified that he had the smell of alcohol on his…