Patterson v. State

DICE, Judge.

The conviction is for negligent homicide in the second degree; the punishment, confinement in jail for one year.

The unlawful act relied upon by the state was the violation of Art. 801(A), V.A.P.C., in operating a motor vehicle upon the left-hand side of the highway when the same was not clear and unobstructed for a distance of at least fifty yards ahead.

The evidence is undisputed that the deceased died as the result of injuries sustained in a collision between an automobile in which he was riding and an automobile driven by the appellant. The testimony of the state’s witnesses…