NICHOLS v. STATE

No. 25361.

242 S.W.2d 396 (1951)

NICHOLS v. STATE.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

Rehearing Denied October 10, 1951.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Reynold M. Gardner, Amarillo, for appellant.

George P. Blackburn, State's Atty., of Austin, for the State.


MORRISON, Judge.

The offense is driving while intoxicated; the punishment, a fine of $200.

The sole question presented for review is whether an indictment charging one with driving an automobile while intoxicated will support a conviction when the proof shows that he was driving a truck. As will be seen, a disposition of this case hinges upon the definition of the word "automobile."

Ballentine's Law Dictionary with Pronunciations defines an automobile...

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