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Clough v. StateClough v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Nov 24, 1954
No. 27187
Reporters:
,
Before:
Morrison
MORRISON, Judge.

The conviction is for the felony offense of driving while intoxicated as ‍​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‍defined in Article 802b, V.A.P.C.; the punishment, two years in the penitentiary.

Notice of appeal was given on April 13, 1954, and the statement of facts ‍​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‍was filed in the trial court on July 16, which was 94 days thereafter. A statement of facts filed too late cannot be considered. Teague ‍​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‍v. State, Tex.Cr.App., 253 S.W.2d 276; Hall v. State, Tex.Cr.App., 263 S.W.2d 563, and Lister v. State, Tex.Cr.App., 266 S.W.2d 138.

There are no bills of exception in ‍​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‍the record.

The judgment fixed appellant’s punishment at not less than ten days nor more than two years. The same is now reformed to assess his ‍​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‍punishment at a definite term of two years.

As reformed, the judgment is affirmed.

Case Details

Case Name: Clough v. State
Court Name: Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Date Published: Nov 24, 1954
Citations: 272 S.W.2d 739; 1954 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 2854; No. 27187
Docket Number: No. 27187
Court Abbreviation: Tex. Crim. App.
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