Legal Opinion

Gassoway v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided January 6, 1965No. 37517PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WOODLEY, Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction for drunken driving as defined by Art. 802, Vernon’s Ann.P.C.

The punishment was assessed at a fine of $500, whereas a jail term of not less than 3 days is mandatory under the statute. No imprisonment in jail was assessed.

The punishment assessed being less than the minimum provided by law, the judgment will be reversed on appeal. Malone v. State, 168 Tex.Cr.R. 409, 328 S.W.2d 310; Henderson v. State, 167 Tex.Cr.R. 112, 318 S.W.2d 898.

The judgment is reversed and the cause remanded.

2Cases cited2 opinions

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

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Wilson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1984
  2. Jenkins v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1981
  3. Mersiovsky v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 12th District (Tyler)1982
  4. Clardy v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1967
  5. Mersiovsky v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 12th District (Tyler)1982