Legal Opinion

Goforth v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided May 31, 1922No. 6856PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MORROW, Presiding Judge.

— The judgment condemns appellant to pay a fine of $1500 and to suffer confinement in the county jail for a period of nine months for violation of that provision of the statute which denotmees as an offense the failure of the operator of an automobile in collision with another vehicle or person to stop and render necessary assistance.

The constitutionality of the law is assailed upon grounds identical with those considered and held untenable by the court in the case of Scott v. State, 90 Texas Crim. Rep., 100, 233 S. W. Rep., 1097, and Stalling v. State, 90 Texas Crim.…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Scott v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1921
  2. Stalling v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1921
  3. Abram v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1896
  4. Smith v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1903

3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Goss v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979
  2. State v. WilsonWyoming Supreme Court · 1924
  3. Mayer v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2016
  4. Garcia v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1925
  5. Ford v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1926

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