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Byrom v. StateByrom v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Apr 15, 1953
26360
Reporters:
Before:
Morrison
MORRISON, Judge.

The offense is driving while intoxicated; the punishment, ‍‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‍a fine of $100. •

The jurat affixed to the complaint does not show that the complaint ‍‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‍was *854 sworn to before an officer authorized to administer the oath required under the provisions of Article ‍‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‍415, C.C.P. Stanley v. State, 143 Tex.Cr.R. 350, 158 S.W.2d 785; Neely v. State, 144 Tex.Cr.R. 92, 161 S.W.2d 294; ‍‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‍and cases1 cited therein.

A valid complaint is a prerequisite to a valid information.

The judgment of the ‍‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‍trial court is reversed and the cause remanded.

Case Details

Case Name: Byrom v. State
Court Name: Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Date Published: Apr 15, 1953
Citations: 256 S.W.2d 853; 26360
Docket Number: 26360
Court Abbreviation: Tex. Crim. App.
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