Bartholomew v. State

OPINION

ELLIS, Justice.

Appellant, Brian M. Bartholomew, appeals his judgment of conviction for the misdemeanor offense of reckless driving. Tex.Rev.Civ.Stat.Ann. art. 6701d, § 51(a) (Vernon 1977). The jury rejected appellant’s not guilty plea and the Court assessed punishment at 30 days confinement in the Harris County Jail and a fine of $200.00. We affirm.

On February 14, 1991, Linda Smith was driving south on Post Oak when she saw two vehicles, a red Pontiac Firebird and a black Porsche, traveling at a high rate of speed. She believed the drivers were racing. Appellant was driving the black…