Wilson v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
1Opinion of the Court
WOODLEY, Judge.
The conviction is for aggravated assault with a motor vehicle; the punishment, 90 days in jail.
The evidence offered by the state included a voluntary statement of the appellant and shows that, while driving an automobile on a concrete highway near Humble, appellant, attempting to pass other cars he was following, crossed the center line at a time when a car driven by Leman Jordan Edwards was approaching from the opposite direction; that in the collision which resulted Edwards was seriously injured and a passenger in the car appellant was driving was killed.
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2Cases cited4 opinions
- Guajardo v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1940
- Mayberry v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1951
- Merryman v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1949
- Nichols v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1951
3Cited by4 opinions
- Coate v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1957
- Monroe v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1958
- Payne v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1963
- Coate v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1957