Milligan v. State

DAVIDSON, Judge.

This is a driving-while-intoxicated case, which arose and was tried in Sherman County. The jury found appellant guilty and assessed “his punishment at ten (10) days in the county jail.”

Upon the verdict, the trial court entered judgment directing that appellant “be committed to the custody of the Sheriff, who shall forthwith confine him in the jail of Moore County, Texas, (there being no safe jail in this, Sherman County) for ten (10) days from this date, and until said costs are fully paid.”

Appellant insists that the trial court was without authority to direct that he be…