Frederick H. Garrett v. State

OPINION

LAURA CARTER HIGLEY, Justice.

In Harris County municipal court, a jury found appellant Frederick H. Garrett guilty of the Class C misdemeanor offense of violating the rule adopted by the director of the Texas Department of Public Safety that prohibits a person from driving a commercial motor vehicle unless he is wearing a seat belt. 1 The jury assessed punishment at a $250.00 fine. Appellant appealed to the county criminal court at law, which affirmed the conviction. 2

In his appeal to this Court, appellant asserts the same two arguments that he originally raised in municipal court in…