TORRALBA v. STATE

No. 32483.

340 S.W.2d 40 (1960)

William TORRALBA, Appellant, v. STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

November 16, 1960.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bill Stephens, Wynn G. Stanton, Dallas, for appellant.

Henry Wade, Criminal Dist. Atty., William D. Cox, Jr., Sam S. Stollenwerck, Edward Miller, Phil Burleson, Asst. Dist. Attys., Dallas, and Leon B. Douglas, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


DAVIDSON, Judge.

Aggravated assault with a motor vehicle is the offense, with punishment assessed at one year in jail and a fine of $500.

In a single count in the information it was charged that the assault was committed by the wilful and negligent operation of an automobile.

The state's evidence shows that appellant, while intoxicated, drove his automobile through a street intersection and against a red traffic signal light and collided with an automobile...

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