Legal Opinion

Wilson v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided November 9, 1955No. 27,788PublishedCited by 4 opinions

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.

The statute under…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Guajardo v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1940
  2. Mayberry v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1951
  3. Merryman v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1949
  4. Nichols v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1951

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Coate v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1957
  2. Monroe v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1958
  3. Payne v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1963
  4. Coate v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1957

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