MORGAN v. STATE

No. 38512.

395 S.W.2d 644 (1965)

William V. MORGAN, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

November 10, 1965.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

E. A. Cade (on appeal), Dallas, for appellant.

Henry Wade, Dist. Atty., W. John Allison, Jr., Asst. Dist. Atty., Dallas, and Leon B. Douglas, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


WOODLEY, Judge.

The offense is drunk driving; the punishment, ten days in jail and a fine of $50.

Trial was before the court on a plea of not guilty.

Testimony of Patrolman B. J. Clark, the arresting officer, was to the effect that he observed a motor vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed through an intersection; that he pursued the vehicle which he clocked at speeds exceeding 100 miles per hour and finally stopped it.

Appellant was identified...

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