Weatherall v. State

MORROW, Presiding Judge. —

The prosecution is for the failure to stop and render aid after collision as prescribed by Art. 820m, of the Revised Statutes; punishment fixed at confinement in the penitentiary for a period of two years.

On November 10, 1923, the witness Beckman was struck and injured by an automobile. Appellant had rented a Ford automobile, which was returned about two hours after he had taken possession of it. At the time of its return, appellant was not with it, but it was in the possession of another person whose identity the evidence does not reveal. The accident was seen by…