Elias v. State

OPINION

BUTTS, Justice.

This is an appeal from a conviction for the felony offense of failure to remain at the scene of an accident and render assistance. TEX.REV.CIV.STAT.ANN. art. 6701d § 38(a), (b) (Vernon 1977) and § 40 (Vernon Supp.1985). The jury found appellant guilty and assessed punishment at imprisonment in the penitentiary for two years. We affirm.

Appellant attacks the indictment and jury charge as fundamentally defective. We address the indictment contention first. The indictment alleges, in pertinent part, that appellant did:... on or about the 9th day of JUNE, 1983, ... drive and…