Legal Opinion

Lair v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided March 23, 1960No. 31646PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DICE, Judge.

The conviction is for driving while intoxicated; the punishment 3 days in jail and a fine of $100.

The evidence was undisputed that on the night in question the appellant was stopped and arrested by Deputy Sheriff Hollis Wilson while driving his Ford truck upon a public highway in Childress County, Deputy Wilson testified that he stopped the appellant after he observed his truck being driven in the parking lane of the highway; that he found a fifth whisky bottle in the truck three-fourths empty and that after appellant got out of the truck he was unsteady on his feet. The officer…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Ellis v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1913
  2. Mays v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1957

3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Pennington v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1961
  2. Thompson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1960
  3. Howell v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1961
  4. Buitureida v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1984
  5. Fontenot v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1964

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