AVANTS v. STATE

No. 32663.

340 S.W.2d 817 (1960)

Della AVANTS, Appellant, v. STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

December 7, 1960.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Billy Hall, Littlefield, for appellant.

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


BELCHER, Commissioner.

The conviction is for driving while intoxicated; the punishment, three days in jail and a fine of $100.

To show that the appellant drove an automobile —one of the constituent elements of the offense of driving while intoxicated— the state relied upon the testimony of Officer Wallace.

Officer Wallace testified that when he first saw the appellant, she was slumped down in the front seat of an automobile which was...

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