Legal Opinion

Platter v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided May 14, 1980No. 59570PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

PHILLIPS, Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction for the felony offense of failure to remain at the scene of a motor vehicle accident and give required information. Article 6701d, §§ 38 and 40, V.A.C.S. Punishment was assessed at imprisonment for three years.

Appellant raises eight grounds of error. We affirm.

In his first ground of error, appellant contends that the trial court erred in denying his motion to quash the indictment. Appellant claims that the indictment unlawfully enhanced an offense for which a specific penalty applies.

The penalty provision for the offense of failure to…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Bordenkircher v. HayesSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  2. Edwards v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1958
  3. Young v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1977
  4. Herring v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1931
  5. Skaggs v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1958

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Childress v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1997
  2. Robinson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1987
  3. Childress v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1990
  4. Jones v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1988
  5. Childress v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1988

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