Murray v. State

MARTIN, Judge.

— Offense, negligent homicide of the second degree; penalty, a fine of $450.00.

Appellant was a customs inspector in the town of Eagle Pass. In driving on the San Antonio and Austin Highway through the unincorporated town of Selma, he struck and killed the deceased with his automobile. The circumstances introduced by the State tend to prove that deceased was struck on the left side of the road and that appellant was going at a greater rate of speed than twenty miles per hour at the time and that deceased was dragged for some distance after being struck. Appellant explained this…