KIRKLAND v. STATE

No. 27792.

285 S.W.2d 743 (1955)

Kellis Gene KIRKLAND, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

December 7, 1955.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

A. G. Henry, Kaufman, Justice & Justice, by Wm. Wayne Justice, Athens, for appellant.

Wayne Pearson, County Atty., Kaufman, Leon B. Douglas, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


WOODLEY, Judge.

The conviction is for negligent homicide in the second degree; the punishment, a fine of $1,000.

The unlawful act relied upon was the violation of Art. 6701d, § 55, V.C.S., in passing a motor vehicle traveling in the same direction on the right side, by driving off the pavement or main traveled portion of the highway.

The statute provides "The driver of a vehicle may overtake and pass another vehicle upon the right only under conditions...

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