Legal Opinion

Sharp v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided March 2, 1949No. 24283PublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GRAVES, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of drunken driving and by a jury assessed' a penalty of $250 fine, and he appeals.

The evidence herein shows that a citizen observed appellant in a red pick-up truck on a state highway driving erratically some distance out of Gilmer, the county seat. He finally passed the pick-up, and upon entering the city, he reported the matter *97to the officers, who drove out on the road. Upon meeting the pick-up, they turned around and followed it. They then observed the same wobbling across the road. They approached appellant as he entered the city and ordered him to…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Ripley v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1910
  2. Skirlock v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1925
  3. Deckerd v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1920
  4. Carter v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1887
  5. Thompson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1920

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3Cited by26 opinions

  1. Sanchez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986
  2. Franklin v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
  3. Bass v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986
  4. Hicks v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1973
  5. Samuel v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985

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