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Malone v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Oct 28, 1959
328 S.W.2d 310 (Tex. Crim. App. 1959)

Opinion

No. 31250.

October 28, 1959.

Appeal from the County Court, Upshur County, Welby K. Parish, J.

W. O. Reed, Dallas, for appellant.

Leon B. Douglas, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


This is an appeal from a conviction for drunken driving as defined by Art. 802, Vernon's Ann.P.C.

The punishment was assessed at a fine of $75, whereas a jail term of not less than 3 days is mandatory under the statute. No imprisonment in jail was assessed.

The punishment assessed being less than the minimum provided by law, the judgment will be reversed on appeal. Henderson v. State, Tex.Cr.App., 318 S.W.2d 898, 899, and cases cited.

The judgment is reversed and the cause remanded.


Summaries of

Malone v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Oct 28, 1959
328 S.W.2d 310 (Tex. Crim. App. 1959)
Case details for

Malone v. State

Case Details

Full title:Jack Hue MALONE, Appellant, v. STATE of Texas, Appellee

Court:Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Date published: Oct 28, 1959

Citations

328 S.W.2d 310 (Tex. Crim. App. 1959)
168 Tex. Crim. 409

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