Case Name: Vergle Trice Bennett v. State
Court: Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Jurisdiction: Texas
Decision Date: 1952-06-04
Citations: 157 Tex. Crim. 376
Docket Number: No. 25,875
Parties: Vergle Trice Bennett v. State.
Judges: 
Reporter: Texas Criminal Reports
Volume: 157
Pages: 376–377

Head Matter:
Vergle Trice Bennett v. State.
No. 25,875.
June 4, 1952.
Hon. Alton B. Chapman, Judge Presiding.
No attorney for appellant of record on appeal.
George P. Blackburn, State’s Attorney, Austin, for the state.

Opinion:
MORRISON, Judge.
The primary offense is driving while intoxicated, with counts charging prior convictions for the purpose of enhancing the punishment; the punishment, 2 years in jail and a fine of $1,000.
The witnesses for the state testified that an automobile driven by appellant, while on his left hand side of the road, collided with an automobile containing some high school boys, causing injuries to them and to appellant. They further testified that appellant was intoxicated.
The appellant and his witnesses testified that he was not intoxicated.
The jury resolved this issue of fact, and we find the evidence sufficient to support their verdict.
No bills of exception appear in the record, and the proceedings appear regular; the judgment of the trial court is affirmed.