McCoy v. State

Opinion

MeCLOUD, Chief Justice.

The jury convicted appellant, James Alton McCoy, of the felony offense of driving while intoxicated; and, after finding that the enhancement paragraph was true, the jury assessed appellant’s punishment at confinement for 17 years. We affirm.

The record reveals that, while appellant was intoxicated, he lost control of the automobile he was driving and crashed into a tree. The sufficiency of the evidence is challenged.

Appellant contends in his first point of error that the trial court erred in permitting two police officers to read material before the jury from…