Legal Opinion

Dunham v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided March 28, 1945No. 23079PublishedCited by 4 opinions

The opinion states the case.

1Opinion of the Court

KRUEGER, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of the offense of negligent homicide in the first degree and his punishment was assessed at confinement in the county jail for a period of one year.

Upon the trial appellant waived a jury and submitted all issues of law and fact to the court who found him guilty as above indicated.

Appellant’s chief contention is that the evidence is insufficient to sustain his conviction of negligent homicide in the first degree ; that if he. is guilty of any offense, it is negligent homicide in the second degree. Negligent homicide in the first degree is defined by…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Ex parte WilliamsCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1935
  2. Gutierrez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1934
  3. Boyd v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1936

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Clawson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1969
  2. Armelinces v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1948
  3. Nichols v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1951
  4. Nichols v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1951

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