Chappell v. State

DAVIDSON, Judge.

By Chap. 271, Acts Regular Session of the 50th Legislature, in 1947, and appearing as Art. 1970-333, Vernon’s Annotated Civil Statutes, the civil and criminal jurisdiction of the county court of Hill County was conferred upon the district court of Hill County.

Upon a complaint and information filed in the said district court charging appellant with the misdemeanor offense of driving an automobile while intoxicated, he was convicted and his punishment fixed at a fine of $200.

It is insisted that the district court was "without jurisdiction because the act mentioned is…