Parroccini v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Appeal from the County Court of Clay. Tried below before the Honorable E. W. Coleman. Appeal from a conviction of negligent homicide; penalty, a fine of $1000. The opinion states the case. On question of construction of statute and insufficiency of information : Talbot v. State, 125 S. W. Rep., 906; Chant v. State, 166 id., 513. On question of testimony with reference to intoxicating liquors: Draper v. State, 22 Texas, 400; Saddler v. State, 20 Texas Crim.
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Appeal from the County Court of Clay. Tried below before the Honorable E. W. Coleman. Appeal from a conviction of negligent homicide; penalty, a fine of $1000. The opinion states the case. On question of construction of statute and insufficiency of information : Talbot v. State, 125 S. W. Rep., 906; Chant v. State, 166 id., 513. On question of testimony with reference to intoxicating liquors: Draper v. State, 22 Texas, 400; Saddler v. State, 20 Texas Crim. App., 195. On question of argument of counsel; Smith v. State, 55 Texas Crim. Rep., 563; McKinley v. State, 52 id., 182.
1Opinion of the Court
HAWKINS, Judge.
The appellant was convicted of'negligent homicide and his punishment assessed at a fine of one thousand dollars.
On March 30, 1920 the appellant and Riley and Dave Milton left the city of Montague on their way to the oil fields in a high-powered Mar-mon car which belonged to Dave Milton. Dave Milton drove the car to Henrietta and a few miles beyond, at which time the appellant com-nienced to operate it, and a short time thereafter the car was. wrecked, being turned over and killing Riley Milton and rendering Dave Milton unconscious for a time. The evidence showed that the car…
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