Legal Opinion

Ross v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided December 14, 1949No. 24548PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DAVIDSON, Judge.

Driving an automobile while intoxicated is the offense; the punishment, a fine of $100.

Whether appellant was the driver of the automobile, as alleged, was the disputed issue before the jury.

A statement of the facts is not deemed called for in the light of the following bill of exceptions which is approved without qualification, viz.:

“Be it remembered that upon the trial of the above entitled and numbered cause, the defendant moved the court for an instructed verdict of ‘Not Guilty’, and the court refused same and submitted the case to the jury. The jury found the de*80fendant…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Rehm v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1935
  2. Hart and Hart v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1938
  3. Cooper v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1930
  4. Gomez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1942
  5. Jeters v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1934

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Palmer v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1950
  2. Lovett v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1950
  3. Moore v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1950
  4. Hanna v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1953
  5. Hanna v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1953

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