Legal Opinion

Swanner v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided January 11, 1961No. 32,792PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtMorrison, Judge

The offense is failure to stop and render aid; the punishment, 3 years.

The witness Cooper testified that as he and his family were taking a Sunday drive an automobile came out of Dolan Street, which dead-ended into Lantana Street on which he was traveling, moving at a high rate of speed, ran into the right side of his automobile, causing it to turn over and severely injuring several members of his family. He stated that it required help to extricate his wife from the overturned automobile, but that he did not see appellant at the scene after the collision.

The witness Connor testified that he…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Scott v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1921
  2. Redding v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1958
  3. Nichols v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1951
  4. Redding v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1958
  5. Morgan v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1943

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Jaynes v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1984
  2. Jaynes v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1984

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