Case Name: James Lloyd Wheeler v. State
Court: Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Jurisdiction: Texas
Decision Date: 1962-01-31
Citations: 172 Tex. Crim. 21
Docket Number: No. 34,233
Parties: James Lloyd Wheeler v. State
Judges: 
Reporter: Texas Criminal Reports
Volume: 172
Pages: 21–21

Head Matter:
James Lloyd Wheeler v. State
No. 34,233.
January 31, 1962
Frank D. Wear, Paris, for appellant.
Leon Douglas, State’s Attorney, Austin, for the state.

Opinion:
MORRISON, Judge.
The offense is driving while intoxicated; the punishment, 3 days in jail and a fine of $50.00.
Our able State's Attorney confesses error, and we agree. Motion to quash the information was made on the grounds that it was not based on a valid complaint. The complaint does not show that it was sworn to before an officer authorized to administer oaths.
A valid complaint is a prerequisite to a valid information. Carpenter v. State, 153 Texas Cr. Rep. 99, 218 S.W. 2d 207.
The judgment is reversed, and the prosecution is ordered dismissed.