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Burleson v. StateBurleson v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Nov 17, 1948
No. 24151.
Reporters:
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Before:
Davidson
DAVIDSON, Judge.

The conviction is for the misdemeanor offense of driving an ‍​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‍automobile upon a public highway while intoxicated.

Three peace officers testified that appellant was apprehended while driving his automobile on a ‍​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‍public highway in a drunken condition.

Appellant denied that he was intoxicated..

*581 The facts support the jury’s verdict.

By special requested charge and ‍​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‍exception to the court’s charge, appellant sought to have the jury instructed to the effect that if appellant had normal ‍​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‍control over the automobile, while driving, he would not be guilty. Such a charge was properly refused, because such is ‍​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‍not the law.

The judgment is affirmed.

Opinion approved by the Court.

Case Details

Case Name: Burleson v. State
Court Name: Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Date Published: Nov 17, 1948
Citations: 216 S.W.2d 190; 152 Tex. Crim. 580; 1948 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 1149; No. 24151.
Docket Number: No. 24151.
Court Abbreviation: Tex. Crim. App.
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