GRAVES v. STATE

No. 50419.

539 S.W.2d 890 (1976)

Kenneth GRAVES, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

March 31, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bruce Hal Miner, Amarillo, for appellant.

Thomas A. Curtis, Dist. Atty., and Clarence R. Daffern, Asst. Dist. Atty., Amarillo, Jim D. Vollers, State's Atty., and David S. McAngus, Asst. State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


OPINION

MORRISON, Judge.

The offense is involuntary manslaughter under V.T.C.A., Penal Code, Section 19.05(a)(2); the punishment, four years.

The facts are undisputed and the sufficiency of the evidence is not challenged. The record shows a 13 year old girl was struck by a pickup truck driven by appellant, causing the injuries that resulted in her death.

Appellant's sole argument on appeal is this conviction is barred by a prior conviction...

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