Upchurch v. State

OPINION ON APPELLANT’S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

CLINTON, Judge.

Appellant was convicted in the Municipal Court of Arlington of failure to maintain financial responsibility. Vernon’s Ann.Civ. Stat., art. 6701h, § 1A. Upon trial de novo in County Criminal Court No. Pour of Tar-rant County appellant was convicted by a jury and sentenced to pay a fine of $101.50. The Second Court of Appeals affirmed the conviction. Upchurch v. State, 660 S.W.2d 891 (Tex.App.—Fort Worth 1983).

The complaint alleged that appellant unlawfully operated a motor vehicle that was not covered by a policy of…