Byrom v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Byrom v. State

256 S.W.2d 853, 158 Tex. Crim. 427, 1953 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 1638

CourtCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas

DecidedApril 15, 1953

DocketNo. 26,360

StatusPublished

Cited by4 cases

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Byrom v. State, 256 S.W.2d 853, 158 Tex. Crim. 427, 1953 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 1638 (Tex. 1953).

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Opinion

MORRISON, Judge.

The offense is driving while intoxicated; the punishment, a fine of $100.00.

The jurat affixed to the complaint does not show that the complaint was sworn to before an officer authorized to administer the oath required under the provisions of Article 415, C. C. P. Stanley v. State, 143 Tex. Cr. R. 350, 158 S. W. 2d 785; Neely v. State, 144 Tex. Cr. R. 92, 161 S. W. 2d 294; and cases cited therein.

[428]*428A valid complaint is a prerequisite to a valid information.

The judgment of the trial court is reversed and the cause remanded.

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