DRAKE v. STATE

No. 42565.

450 S.W.2d 625 (1970)

Cecil Dale DRAKE, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

February 11, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Grindstaff & Grindstaff by E. C. Grindstaff, Ballinger, for appellant.

Jim D. Vollers, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


OPINION

BELCHER, Judge.

The conviction is for murder without malice under Art. 802c, Vernon's Ann.P.C.; the punishment, three years.

The appellant contends that the evidence is insufficient to show that he was the driver of the automobile which collided with the automobile the deceased was driving, and that the evidence also fails to show by competent witnesses that appellant was intoxicated at such time.

The testimony of Henry Stevenson...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases