WARD v. STATE

No. 30865.

329 S.W.2d 887 (1959)

E. J. WARD, Appellant, v. STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

Rehearing Denied December 2, 1959.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard D. Bird, Childress, for appellant.

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


MORRISON, Presiding Judge.

The offense is driving while intoxicated; the punishment, three days in jail and a fine of $200.

Deputy Sheriff Ingram testified that while on patrol on the night in question he met an automobile which was being driven on its wrong side of the road; that he turned around and gave chase; that when he overtook the automobile the appellant was driving and as he got out the appellant demanded to know "why in the hell" he was being stopped...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases