Gilliland v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Gilliland v. State, 342 S.W.2d 327 (Tex. Crim. App. 1961)
1961 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 5344
Morrison

Gilliland v. State

Opinion

MORRISON, Judge.

The offense is driving while intoxicated; the punishment, a fine of $50.

*328 This is a prosecution under Article 802, Vernon’s Ann.E.C., for the violation of which a jail term is mandatory.

'• The punishrfient assessed being less than the minimum provided by law, the judgment will be reversed on appeal. Malone v. State, Tex.Cr.App., 328 S.W.2d 310; Henderson v. State, Tex.Cr.App., 318 S.W.2d 898, and cases there cited.

The judgment is reversed and the cause remanded. '

Reference

Full Case Name
Henry GILLILAND, Appellant, v. STATE of Texas, Appellee
Cited By
4 cases
Status
Published