Legal Opinion

Hickerson v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided February 1, 1956No. 27914PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DAVIDSON, Judge.

This conviction is for the drunken driving of a motor vehicle upon a public highway; the punishment, thirty days in jail and a fine of $250.

Upon a former trial, that conviction was reversed and remanded by this court (Hickerson v. State, 161 Tex. Cr. R. 140, 275 S. W. 2d 801).

In that case there was a sharp dispute under the facts as to appellant’s intoxication.

According to the testimony of two highway patrolmen, appellant, while driving an automobile in an erratic manner passed them upon a public highway. Each of the officers expressed the opinion that appellant was…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Parroccini v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1921
  2. Spinks v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1952
  3. Alford v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1953
  4. Walker v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1926
  5. Hickerson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1955

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Willie Lee Stewart v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1957
  2. Fowler v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1973
  3. Chapman v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1974
  4. Aponte v. StateSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1959
  5. McGhee v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1962

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