Legal Opinion

Malone v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided October 28, 1959No. 31250PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WOODLEY, Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction for drunken driving as defined by Art. 802, Vernon’s Ann.P.C.

The punishment was assessed at a fine of $75, whereas a jail term of not less than 3 days is mandatory under the statute. No imprisonment in jail was assessed.

The punishment assessed being less than the minimum provided by law, the judgment will be reversed on appeal. Henderson v. State, Tex.Cr.App., 318 S.W.2d 898, 899, and cases cited.

The judgment is reversed and the cause remanded.

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Henderson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1958

3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Bradshaw v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1959
  2. Compian v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1963
  3. Gassoway v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1965
  4. Nichols v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1961
  5. Craven v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1961

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