BATES v. STATE

No. 30459.

321 S.W.2d 76 (1959)

J. R. BATES, Appellant, v. STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

February 25, 1959.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Samuel H. Wilds, Tom Lorance, Dumas, for appellant.

Eli Willis, County Atty., Dumas, and Leon B. Douglas, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


DAVIDSON, Judge.

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

The record shows that this case was highly contested as to appellant's intoxication at the time of his arrest.

Cartwright, a highway patrolman, saw the driver of an automobile violate traffic laws, among which violations was the running of a stop sign. Cartwright started in pursuit, overtook the automobile, and placed...

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