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Date Created: 2024-08-24T03:29:51.129683

Edward Henry KASSNER, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.
    No. 27558.
    Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.
    May 4, 1955.
    Jarmon & Spann, Corpus Christi, for appellant.
    Leon Douglas, State’s Atty., Austin, for the State.
   DAVIDSON, Judge.

This is a conviction for the misdemeanor offense of drunken driving; the punishment, a fine of $50 and fifteen days in jail.

Attracted by the manner in which appellant was driving his automobile, a highway pátrolman stopped him. The patrolman testified that at that' time appellant was intoxicated and' under the influence of intoxicating liquor.

A chemical analysis of a specimen of appellant’s blood showed an alcoholic content of'.32%. The chemist was permitted to testify that a person with that percentage of alcohol in the blood was in a state of intoxication.

Appellant denied that he was intoxicated and under. -j:he .influence of intoxicating liquor, notwithstanding the fact that he admitted having drunk three bottles of beer.

The jury were authorized to believe the state’s testimony. ■ Their verdict is supported by the facts.

In Burton v. State, 149 Tex.Cr.R. 327, 194 -S.W.2d 398, we held.it to be reversible error to prove or to propound interrogatories haying for their purpose,, the proving .of prior accusations of the misdemeanor .offense of drunken driving, Art. 8.02, Vernon’s.. P.C. . That holding is-also supported by Art. 732a,-C.C.P.,,

Bills of exception in this case approved by the trial court without qualification show that the rule..stated was here violated. : .

It follows that for the error pointed out, the judgment in this case must be reversed and the cause remanded It is so ordered.