WELLS v. STATE

No. 32537.

341 S.W.2d 912 (1961)

Martin Durwood WELLS, Appellant, v. STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

January 11, 1961.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James L. Mitchell, Dallas, for appellant.

Henry Wade, Criminal Dist. Atty., Jack Hampton, Roger Turner, Phil Burleson, Jack Pevehouse, Asst. Criminal Dist. Attys., Dallas, and Leon B. Douglas, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


DICE, Commissioner.

The conviction is for negligent homicide in the second degree; the punishment, one year in jail.

In view of our disposition of the case, a recitation of the facts is unnecessary.

The indictment was in two counts, both of which were submitted to the jury.

The first count charged negligent homicide in the first degree.

The second count, under which appellant was convicted, charged that on the date alleged the appellant...

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