BRINSON v. STATE

No. 57071.

570 S.W.2d 937 (1978)

Johnny Bruce BRINSON, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, Panel No. 3.

September 20, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ronald W. Chapman, Dallas, for appellant.

Henry Wade, Dist. Atty., Steve J. Wilensky and Will Wilson, Asst. Dist. Attys., Dallas, for the State.

Before ROBERTS, PHILLIPS and VOLLERS, JJ.


OPINION

ROBERTS, Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction for driving while intoxicated.1 The appellant pleaded guilty and after a jury trial the jury assessed the appellant's punishment at two years' confinement in the Dallas County jail and a five hundred dollar fine.

The appellant contends that the jury never returned a verdict of guilty, that the trial judge improperly allowed the State to reopen, and that the trial...

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