Case Name: Landon Raymond COMPTON, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee
Court: Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Jurisdiction: Texas
Decision Date: 1965-03-17
Citations: 387 S.W.2d 895
Docket Number: No. 38057
Parties: Landon Raymond COMPTON, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.
Judges: 
Reporter: South Western Reporter Second Series
Volume: 387
Pages: 895–895

Head Matter:
Landon Raymond COMPTON, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.
No. 38057.
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.
March 17, 1965.
Robert E. Burroughs, Centerville, Emmett Colvin; Jr., Dallas, for appellant.
Leon B.. Douglas, State’s Atty., Austin, for the State.

Opinion:
DICE, Commissioner.
The conviction is under Art. 802, Vernon's Ann.P.C., for the offense of driving a motor vehicle upon a public highway while intoxicated, with punishment assessed at a fine of $50.
The minimum punishment for such offense under the provisions of Art. 802, supra, is three days in jail and a fine of $50.
The punishment assessed, being less than the minimum provided by law, requires a reversal of the conviction. Compian v. State, Tex.Cr.App., 363 S.W.2d 468.
The judgment is reversed and the cause is remanded.
Opinion approved by the Court