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Gassoway v. StateGassoway v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Jan 6, 1965
37517
Reporters:
Before:
Woodley
WOODLEY, Judge.

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 $500, ‍‌‌​​​​​​​​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‍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. Malone v. State, 168 Tex.Cr.R. 409, 328 S.W.2d 310; Henderson v. State, 167 Tex.Cr.R. 112, 318 ‍‌‌​​​​​​​​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‍S.W.2d 898.

The judgment is reversed and the cause remanded.

Case Details

Case Name: Gassoway v. State
Court Name: Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Date Published: Jan 6, 1965
Citations: 385 S.W.2d 386; 37517
Docket Number: 37517
Court Abbreviation: Tex. Crim. App.
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