Crowe v. Texas Department of Public Safety

I respectfully dissent. This dissent is in lieu of my dissent to the majority opinion announced on January 24, 1966, and after Motion for Rehearing was acted on by the majority. (All emphases herein are mine.)

The notices or abstracts of convictions in both cases herein show on the face of each to be invalid in that they show: “Defendant did not appear in open court. Fine paid at window of clerk’s office.” Affidavits of the judge of the Corporation Court and affidavits of deputy clerks corroborate the showing on the faces of the abstracts of convictions. The affidavits of the judge show the…