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ATKINSON v. STATE

No. 25815.

251 S.W.2d 401 (1952)

ATKINSON v. STATE.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

Rehearing Denied June 28, 1952.

Second Motion for Rehearing Denied October 15, 1952.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

R. E. Estes, Dallas, for appellant.

Henry Wade, Dist. Atty., and William C. Dowdy, Jr., Asst. Dist. Atty., Dallas, and George P. Blackburn, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.

DAVIDSON, Commissioner.

This is a conviction for operating a motor vehicle over a public highway while intoxicated, with punishment assessed at ninety days in jail.

A reasonable interpretation of the state's testimony is that appellant, in driving his automobile on a public highway and attempting to drive around another automobile, brought about a two-car collision in which occupants thereof were seriously injured.

The deputy sheriff who arrested appellant...

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