PIESTER v. STATE

No. 27391.

277 S.W.2d 723 (1955)

George McCall PIESTER, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

Rehearing Denied March 30, 1955.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

No attorney on appeal for appellant.

Henry Wade, Crim. Dist. Atty., H. L. Brotherton and Charles S. Potts, Asst. Dist. Attys., Dallas, Leon Douglas, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


BELCHER, Commissioner.

This conviction is for the offense of driving while intoxicated; the punishment, 60 days in jail and a fine of $50.

Deputy Sheriff Chaffin testified that appellant, while driving his automobile, failed to observe a stop sign upon entering Highway 80, then drove in an erratic manner for about 300 yards upon said highway and stopped after the sounding of the siren; that appellant could not speak plainly, his eyes were dilated, and that...

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