Ritchie v. State

DICE, Judge.

Appellant was convicted under Art. 802c, Vernon’s Ann. P.C., of the offense of murder without malice, and his punishment was assessed at confinement in the penitentiary for three years.

The evidence is undisputed that the appellant, while driving his automobile upon a public highway in McCulloch County, ran into the rear of an automobile driven by Fred Appleton, and in which his wife, Ethel Appleton, was a passenger. The evidence further shows that Mrs. Appleton was killed as a result of injuries sustained in the collision.

Witnesses called by the state, including the deceased’s…