Case Name: W. S. Allridge v. The State
Court: Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Jurisdiction: Texas
Decision Date: 1940-04-10
Citations: 139 Tex. Crim. 36
Docket Number: No. 20994
Parties: W. S. Allridge v. The State.
Judges: 
Reporter: Texas Criminal Reports
Volume: 139
Pages: 36–37

Head Matter:
APRIL 10, 1940
W. S. Allridge v. The State.
No. 20994.
Delivered April 10, 1940.
The opinion states the case.
Henry Taylor, of Temple, for appellant.
Lloyd W. Davidson, State’s Attorney, of Austin, for the State.

Opinion:
CHRISTIAN, Judge.
The offense is driving an automobile on a public highway while intoxicated; the punishment, a fine of $50.00 and confinement in jail for 15 days.
The offense of driving an automobile on a public highway while intoxicated is a felony. Hence it was necessary to sentence the appellant in order to confer jurisdiction upon this court. No sentence appears in the transcript. Under the circumstances, the appeal must be dismissed.
The appeal is dismissed.
The foregoing opinion of the Commission of Appeals has been examined by the Judges of the Court of Criminal Appeals and approved by the Court.