Legal Opinion

Bradshaw v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided December 9, 1959No. 31239PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DICE, Commissioner.

This is an appeal from a conviction for driving while intoxicated as defined by Art. 802, Vernon’s Annotated Penal Code.

The punishment was assessed at imprisonment in jail for 3 days, no fine being assessed. Under the statute a minimum fine of not less than $50 is mandatory.

The punishment assessed being less than the minimum provided by law, the judgment will be reversed on appeal, Henderson v. State, Tex.Cr.App., 318 S.W.2d 898 and Malone v. State, Tex.Cr.App., 328 S.W.2d 310.

The judgment is reversed and the cause remanded.

Opinion approved by the Court.

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Henderson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1958
  2. Malone v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1959

3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Heath v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1991
  2. Wilson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1984
  3. Thompson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1981
  4. Smith v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1968
  5. Bradshaw v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1959

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