FISHER v. STATE

No. 36856.

378 S.W.2d 680 (1964)

John Thomas FISHER, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

May 13, 1964.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

No attorney of record on appeal.

Frank Briscoe, Dist. Atty., Carl E. F. Dally, James C. Brough and Sidney L. Farmer, Jr., Asst. Dist. Attys., Houston, and Leon B. Douglas, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


MORRISON, Judge.

The offense is driving while intoxicated; the punishment, three days in jail and a fine of $100.00.

Highway Patrolman Denby testified that he observed a pickup truck weaving across the center stripe, off on the shoulder of the highway and that he brought the same to a halt. He stated that appellant, who was the driver, was unsteady on his feet after he dismounted, "had to step back now and then to keep from falling", smelled strongly of alcohol...

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