PERDUE v. STATE

No. 33671.

350 S.W.2d 203 (1961)

James Ellis PERDUE, Appellant, v. STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

October 18, 1961.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

No attorney for appellant on appeal.

Henry Wade, Dist. Atty., Gene Ater, Asst. Dist. Atty., Herschel A. Martin, former Asst. Dist. Atty., and Phil Burleson, Asst. Dist. Atty., Dallas, and Leon B. Douglas, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


WOODLEY, Presiding Judge.

The offense is driving while intoxicated; the punishment, 3 days in jail and a fine of $50.

The evidence introduced by the state consisted of the testimony of two police officers who testified that they stopped appellant on Stemmons Freeway after observing him drive at a speed of seventy miles per hour, changing lanes erratically without any particular reason.

The officers described appellant's appearance and conduct and expressed...

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