MATTHIS v. STATE

No. 34571.

357 S.W.2d 759 (1962)

Ralph Dueaborn MATTHIS, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

Rehearing Denied June 13, 1962.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William O. Braecklein, Dallas, for appellant.

Henry Wade, Criminal Dist. Atty., Bill Watts, Pat McDowell, Phil Burleson, Asst. Dist. Attys., Dallas, and Leon B. Douglas, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


WOODLEY, Presiding Judge.

The offense is driving a motor vehicle upon a public highway while intoxicated; the punishment, 3 days in jail and a fine of $100.

The sufficiency of the evidence is not questioned. Including the testimony of the appellant, it shows that when arrested appellant was driving his automobile upon a public highway in Dallas with a metal City of Dallas danger marker or sign laying across the hood of the car. The sign was described as some...

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