Legal Opinion

McDonald v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided January 31, 1940No. 20806PublishedCited by 8 opinions

The opinion states the case.

1Opinion of the Court

CHRISTIAN, Judge.

The conviction is for an aggravated assault; the punishment, a fine of $100.

The prosecution proceeded under Art. 1149, P. C., which reads as follows:

“If any driver or operator of a motor vehicle or motorcycle upon the public highways of this State shall wilfully, or with negligence, as is defined in this title in the chapter on negligent homicide, collide with or cause injury less than death to any other person upon such highway, he shall be held guilty of aggravated assault and shall be punished accordingly unless such injuries result in death, in which event he shall be…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Phariss v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1939
  2. Carlton v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1932

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Burrell v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1975
  2. Davis v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1976
  3. Stockton v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1988
  4. Brasfield v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1980
  5. Brasfield v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1980

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