Lee v. State
Lee v. State
Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Appellant, Will Rogers Lee, hereinafter referred to as defendant, was charged, tried, and convicted in the District Court of Kiowa County, Oklahoma, for the offense of In Actual Physical Control of a Motor Vehicle while under the Influence of Intoxicating Liquor; his punishment was fixed at three hundred sixty-five (365) days in the County Jail and a fine of Three Hundred Dollars ($300.00), and from said judgment and sentence, a timely appeal has been perfected to this Court.
Briefly stated, the evidence at the trial adduced that Trooper Raper observed a car
The defendant did not testify, nor was any evidence offered in his behalf.
This cause was lodged in this Court on April 4, 1972. The brief of the defendant was due to be filed by May 4, 1972; however, no brief was filed, nor an extension of time in which to file a brief requested. Therefore, on June 23, 1972, by Order of this Court, the cause was Summarily Submitted for opinion in accordance with the rules of this Court.
We have consistently held that where the defendant appeals from judgment of conviction and no briefs are filed in support of the petition-in-error, this Court will examine the records only for fundamental error. If none appears of record, the judgment will be affirmed. Enoch v. Oklahoma City, Okl.Cr., 444 P.2d 856. We have carefully examined the record and reviewed the testimony and petition-in-error in the instant case and find no fundamental error. We are of the opinion that the punishment is excessive in view of the absence of evidence of aggravation. In the interest of justice, the judgment and sentence is hereby modified to a term of sixty (60) days in the County Jail, and a fine of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00), and as so modified, is affirmed.
Modified and affirmed.
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