Spraglin v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
1DissentDavidson, Judge
I am convinced that the undisputed facts show that deceased came to his death as the result of an unavoidable accident, *476brought about by his chasing a ball across a paved highway and into the path of the oncoming automobile driven by appellant.
I am also convinced that in affirming this conviction my brethren have done so upon the erroneous theory that appellant was guilty of negligent homicide.
Here are the undisputed facts as I see them:
The accident occurred upon a paved highway sixty feet in width and running in an east-west direction. The witness Williams lived on the north side of the…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Cockrell v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1938
- Greiner v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1952
- Norman v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1932
- Long v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1948
- Jones v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1934
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