Legal Opinion

Nash v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)

Decided September 21, 1983No. 05-82-00069-CRPublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WHITHAM, Justice.

Appellant appeals three convictions for involuntary manslaughter arising out of the deaths of three persons riding in an automobile which was struck by an automobile driven by appellant. The jury assessed punishment, enhanced, at twenty (20) years confinement in the Texas Department of Corrections and a fine of $10,000.00 in each case. We affirm.

In his first ground of error appellant contends that the trial court committed error in overruling his requested instruction of the lesser included offense of criminally negligent homicide. Appellant raised the defense of insanity.…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Guzman v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1975
  2. Sierra v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972
  3. Compton v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1973
  4. Maxey v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1952

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Nash v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1984
  2. Richardson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1991
  3. Harrison v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1987
  4. Harrison v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1987

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