Franklin v. State

WOODLEY, Presiding Judge.

The conviction is for negligent homicide in the second degree; the punishment, a fine of $3000.

We have not been favored with a brief in appellant’s behalf.

The unlawful act relied upon by the state was the violation of Art. 6701d, Sec. 52, Vernon’s Ann.Civ.St., which requires motor vehicles to be driven on the right half of the road except under those circumstances enumerated in the statute.

The information appears to comply with this Court’s holding in Martinez v. State, 163 Tex.Cr.R. 8, 288 S.W.2d 787.

The somewhat voluminous record reveals that appellant was driving a…