PATTERSON v. STATE

No. 28167.

287 S.W.2d 949 (1956)

Marion PATTERSON, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

March 14, 1956.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

G. C. Harris, Greenville, for appellant.

Leon B. Douglas, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


WOODLEY, Judge.

The offense is driving a motor vehicle upon a public highway while intoxicated; the punishment, 3 days in jail and a fine of $200.

The complaint appears to be sufficient but the information upon which appellant was convicted is fatally defective in that it fails to designate or name appellant or any other person as having committed the offense, nor does it allege that the name of the accused is unknown.

Art. 414 Vernon's Ann.C.C.P....

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