Easdon v. State

OPINION

DALLY, Commissioner.

This is an appeal from a conviction for the misdemeanor offense of driving a motor vehicle on a public highway while intoxicated. The punishment is confinement in the county jail for 10 days and a fine of $500.00.

The appellant, in his sole ground of error, asserts that the trial court erred in charging the jury that a person who drives a motor vehicle on a public highway when there is 0.10 percent alcohol in his blood is presumed to be intoxicated.

The appellant was observed driving a pickup truck in an erratic manner on a freeway in Dallas at approximately 6:00 p.…