WHITE v. STATE

No. 28822.

299 S.W.2d 292 (1957)

Elroy WHITE, Jr., Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

Rehearing Denied February 27, 1957.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James E. Faulkner, Coldspring, for appellant.

Robert F. Atkins, County Attorney, Coldspring, Leon B. Douglas, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


BELCHER, Commissioner.

Appellant was convicted upon an information alleging that he "did then and there unlawfully operate a motor vehicle upon a public highway, to wit, United States Highway No. 190, in a reckless manner." The punishment was assessed at a fine of $25.

It appears that the state attempted to here charge an offense under Sec. 51 of Art. 6701d, Vernon's Ann.Civ.Stat.

In Ex parte De La Pena, 157 Tex.Cr.R. 560, 251 S.W...

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