Rivas v. State

OPINION

Before McCLUNG, LAGARDE and OVARD, JJ. OVARD, Justice.

After a bench trial, Jesus Rivas was convicted of the offense of failure to stop and render aid following an accident. 1 The trial court sentenced Rivas to five years’ confinement in the Texas Department of Corrections. In his sole point of error, Rivas contends that the trial court erred in convicting him of failure to stop and render aid because the evidence is insufficient to establish that his automobile was “involved in an accident” pursuant to the meaning of the statute. We determine that Rivas’ vehicle was involved in the…