Legal Opinion
VAUGHAN AND SONS INC. v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided September 16, 1987No. 339-83PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION ON STATE’S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW
ONION, Presiding Judge.
Appellant, Vaughan and Sons, Inc., a Texas corporation, was convicted by a jury of criminally negligent homicide. V.T.C.A., Penal Code, § 19.07. The information alleged that appellant, acting through two of its agents, caused the death of two individuals in a motor vehicle collision. See V.T. C.A., Penal Code, § 7.22(a)(1). Punishment was assessed by the trial court at a fine of $5,000.00. See V.T.C.A., Penal Code, § 12.-51.
On appeal the appellant contended, inter alia, that the “penal code provisions for prosecution…
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- State Ex Rel. Vance v. HattenCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1980
- United States v. Van SchaickU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York · 1904
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3Cited by17 opinions
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