Legal Opinion

Mercer v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided April 18, 1956No. 28,258PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WOODLEY, Judge.

The appeal is from a conviction for driving a motor vehicle upon a public highway while intoxicated, the jury having assessed the punishment at 3 days in jail and a $50 fine.

The record contains no statement of facts and reliance for reversal is upon one bill of exception.

The bill complains of the overruling of a motion sworn to by appellant and filed on the day of the trial requesting that he be furnished with a copy of the information against him.

The motion is set out in the bill and contains the averment (1) that appellant had never been furnished with such a copy; (2) that…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Green v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1925
  2. Pipes v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1943

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. King v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1971
  2. Ticer v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1958
  3. Weir v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1960
  4. Ticer v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1958
  5. Tiger v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1958

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