Wingate v. State

DICE, Commissioner.

Appellant was convicted in the Corporation Court of the City of Houston upon a complaint charging the offense of negligent collision, and assessed a fine of $50. In an appeal to the County Criminal Court at Law No. 2 of Harris County, upon a trial de novo, he was again convicted and assessed a fine of $200. From the latter conviction he prosecutes this appeal.

By stipulation of the parties it is shown that the prosecution and conviction are under a certain ordinance of the City of Houston, which provides that if any driver or operator of a vehicle on any public street within…