Legal Opinion

Clifton v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided December 13, 1939No. 20,657PublishedCited by 5 opinions

The opinion states the case.

1Opinion of the Court

CHRISTIAN, Judge.

The conviction is for aggravated assault; the punishment, a fine of $200.00.

A jury was waived, and the case tried before the court.

The testimony adduced by the State is sufficient to support the conviction.

The prosecution proceeded under Article 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…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Young v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1932
  2. Tarver v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1918

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Dugan v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1954
  2. Warren v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1940
  3. Williams v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1956
  4. Merryman v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1949
  5. Overmire v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1941

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