McPHERSON v. STATE

No. 27314.

275 S.W.2d 685 (1955)

Collin Lee McPHERSON, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

January 12, 1955.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

No attorney on appeal for appellant.

Wesley Dice, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


DAVIDSON, Judge.

This is a conviction for drunken driving, with punishment assessed at a fine of $50 and three days' confinement in jail.

In submitting this case to the jury, the trial court applied the punishment to the offense charged, as provided by Art. 802, Vernon's P.C., as amended by Chap. 167, Acts of the Regular Session of the 53rd Legislature in 1953, by which punishment of both a fine and confinement in jail are made mandatory.

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