OLSON v. STATE

No. 47555.

505 S.W.2d 895 (1974)

Joe Acy OLSON, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

February 27, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Weldon Holcomb, Tyler, for appellant.

Curtis Owen, Dist. Atty., Pete Menefee, Asst. Dist. Atty., Tyler, Jim D. Vollers, State's Atty., and Buddy Stevens, Asst. State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


OPINION

JACKSON, Commissioner.

The conviction was for the misdemeanor offense of driving a motor vehicle on a public highway while intoxicated on a plea of not guilty before a jury; the punishment, assessed by the jury, $100 fine and one year in jail.

No question is raised as to the sufficiency of the evidence. Appellant did not testify.

Appellant's first contention is that the court erred in asking counsel in the presence of the jury, after...

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