Legal Opinion

Campbell v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided January 12, 1955No. 27,245PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BELCHER, Judge.

Appellant was convicted, in the county court of Panola County, for unlawfully operating a motor vehicle upon a public highway while his operator’s license was suspended, and his punishment was assessed at a fine of $25.

Under such a charge, the state was under the burden of showing there had been issued an operator’s license to appellant *628to drive a motor vehicle upon a public highway; that such license had been suspended; and that, while such license was suspended, appellant drove a motor vehicle upon a public highway.

To meet this requirement, the state here relies upon…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Hassell v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1946
  2. Holloway v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1951
  3. Brooks v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1953

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. O'Donnell v. Independence Life & Accident InsuranceSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
  2. Gee v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1981
  3. Patricia E. Nations v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2006
  4. Patricia E. Nations v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2006

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