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170 Tex. Crim. 563

342 S.W.2d 757

Creech v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided February 15, 1961

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · decided 1961-02-15

Decided 1961-02-15

WOODLEY, Presiding Judge.

¶1The offense is driving an automobile upon a public highway while intoxicated; the punishment, 3 days in jail and a fine of $100.

¶2No statement of facts accompanies the record, and there are no formal bills of exception. The objection to the court’s charge and the refusal of a requested charge show no error.

¶3The motion for new trial alleged that one of the jurors, during the trial, conversed with the 14 year old son of the assistant county attorney who conducted the prosecution. There was no allegation that the conversation related to the case on trial, and no conversation is set out which could be harmful to appellant.

¶4This being a misdemeanor case where the jurors could separate, the allegation was not an allegation of jury misconduct upon which the trial judge was required to hear evidence.

¶5The judgment is affirmed.

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