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Mendez v. StateMendez v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
May 6, 1964
36947
Reporters:
,
Before:
Woodley
WOODLEY, Presiding Judge.

The offense is driving a motor vehicle ‍‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​​​‌​​​​​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‍upon a public highway while intoxicated, the minimum punishment for which is 3 days in jail and a ‍‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​​​‌​​​​​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‍fine of $50. (Art. 802 Vernon’s Ann.P.C.)

The judgment appealed from was rendered upon the verdict of a ‍‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​​​‌​​​​​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‍jury assessing a fine of $50, but no jail term.

*334 The punishment assessed being less than the minimum ‍‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​​​‌​​​​​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‍provided by law, reversal of the conviction is required. Compian v. State, Tex.Cr.App., 363 S.W.2d 468, and cases there ‍‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​​​‌​​​​​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‍cited.

The judgment is reversed and the cause is remanded.

Case Details

Case Name: Mendez v. State
Court Name: Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Date Published: May 6, 1964
Citations: 379 S.W.2d 333; 1964 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 992; 36947
Docket Number: 36947
Court Abbreviation: Tex. Crim. App.
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