McCranie v. State

HAWKINS, Judge.

Appellant was convicted for driving a car upon the public streets in the city of Longview, Texas, at a time when appellant was under the influence of intoxicating liquor. Punishment was assessed at one year in the penitentiary.

Appellant filed an application for suspended sentence. It was alleged in the indictment that the offense was committed on January 11, 1931, but the case was not tried until about a year later, in February, 1932. No evidence was introduced as to appellant’s conduct between the return of the indictment and the trial.

In his amended motion for new trial,…