Hancock v. State

ON MOTION FOR REHEARING.

GRAVES, Presiding Judge.

Appellant contends in his motion for rehearing that we were in error in holding that the license and weights inspector for the Department of Public Safety had a right to stop and inspect the truck of the appellant while same was traveling upon a public highway in this state.

In the first place, we reiterate the fact that this appellant was operating under a license only, and as quoted in our original opinion, the officer observed the truck of the appellant which was loaded at the time. Undoubtedly he could not ascertain whether or not the same…