Byrom v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Byrom v. State, 256 S.W.2d 853 (Tex. Crim. App. 1953)
Morrison
Byrom v. State
Opinion
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.
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