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398 S.W.2d 937

Grider v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided February 16, 1966

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · decided 1966-02-16

Cited by 2 later decisions — most recently June 1987

2 state decisions

Key passage — most relied on by later courts

“The trial court did not err in overruling the appellant's motion to quash the information.”

quoted by 1 later decision, including Drumm v. State

“to charge the offense defined in Section 5 of Art. 6701h, V.A.C.S.,”

quoted by 1 later decision, including Drumm v. State

Relies on 166 Tex. Crim. 532 - Salyer v. State · Adams v. State · Burrus v. State

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Decided 1966-02-16

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WOODLEY, Judge.

¶1The offense is operating a motor vehicle upon a public highway while his operator’s license was suspended under the provisions of Art. 6701h Vernon’s Ann.Civ. St.; the punishment, a fine of $125.

¶2The statement of facts found in the record cannot be considered, it not having been filed in the trial court as required by Sec. 4 of Art. 759a Vernon’s Ann.C.C.P. in effect at the time notice of appeal herein was given. Salyer v. State, 166 Tex.Cr.C. 532, 316 S.W.2d 420; Burrus v. State, Tex.Cr.App., 307 S.W.2d 91.

¶3The complaint and information are sufficient under the holding of this Court in Adams v. State, 376 S.W.2d 832, to charge the offense defined in Section 5 of Art. 6701h V.A.C.S., the punishment for which is found in. Section 32(c) of said Article.

¶4The trial court did not err in overruling the appellant’s motion to quash the information.

¶5In the absence of a statement of •facts which we can consider, the question of whether there is a fatal variance between the allegations of' the indictment and the proof as to the ground upon which appellant’s operator’s license was suspended, and whether such suspension 'was under Art. 6687b V.A.C.S. rather than under. Art. 6701h V.A.C.S. is not before,us.

¶6The judgment is affirmed.

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