Case Name: Edward Henry KASSNER, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee
Court: Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Jurisdiction: Texas
Decision Date: 1955-05-04
Citations: 279 S.W.2d 341
Docket Number: No. 27558
Parties: Edward Henry KASSNER, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.
Judges: 
Reporter: South Western Reporter Second Series
Volume: 279
Pages: 341–342

Head Matter:
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.

Opinion:
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.