Legal Opinion

Westbrook v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)

Decided September 11, 1985No. 05-84-00437-CRPublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GUITTARD, Chief Justice.

Appellant appeals his conviction for involuntary manslaughter. We affirm.

The manslaughter charge arose from an automobile collision. Mr. & Mrs. Brom-berg, three of their children, and two neighbor children were driving home from Six Flags over Texas early one morning, at approximately 1:00 a.m., when appellant’s car struck the rear left corner of the Brom-berg car. This collision caused the Brom-berg car, which was being driven by Mr. Bromberg, to flip over a guard rail and land in a ravine. Mr. Bromberg was killed.

Appellant, in five grounds of error, contends that the…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Gutierrez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1980
  2. Daniel v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979
  3. Cook v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1981
  4. Fox v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1942
  5. Hill v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Hale v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2006
  2. Smith v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 12th District (Tyler)1997
  3. Nugent v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1988
  4. Monika Lyn Saenz v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2015
  5. Cyr, Danna PresleyCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2022

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