Spradling v. State

OPINION ON APPELLANT’S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

McCORMICK, Presiding Judge.

Appellant was convicted of the offense of failure to stop and render aid pursuant to Article 6701d, Sections 38 and 40, V.A.C.S. In four intertwined grounds for review, appellant argues that the conviction violated his right to be protected against multiple prosecutions and multiple punishments for the same offense. We disagree and affirm.

On September 4, 1980, appellant, while driving his automobile, struck and killed two women walking on the shoulder of an access road. Two indictments were presented against…