Legal Opinion

Arnold v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided April 13, 1955No. 27543PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DICE, Judge.

Upon a trial before the court, a jury being waived, appellant was found guilty and assessed the minimum punishment for the misdemeanor offense of driving a motor vehicle upon a public highway while intoxicated.

The state's witness, Robert L. Smith, testified that he first saw appellant “when he sideswiped a car in front of me”; then-saw him hit the left rear bumper of a standing car, and come toward the witness, causing him to drive on to a railroad track..

Smith further testified that he ; followed appellant’s car,, “tooting my horn, trying to get"everybody to look up and get out…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Conn v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1941
  2. Johnson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1946
  3. Slaughter v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1949

3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Polk v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1987
  2. Miffleton v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1989
  3. Gipson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1992
  4. Tolbert v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1988
  5. Deason v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1990

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