Lopez v. State

OPINION

JOHN S. ANDERSON, Justice.

Appellant, Leon Lopez, appeals his conviction for injury to a child. See Tex. Pen.Code Ann. § 22.04 (Vernon Supp. 2005). A jury sentenced appellant to 30 years’ confinement in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division. Appellant presents five issues for appellate review. We affirm.

Factual Background

Complainant, Zharia Lopez (“Zharia”), a four-week old infant, died on September 15, 2003 from a skull fracture and brain hemorrhage. Zharia was born on August 13, 2003 to her mother, Jessica Gabriel-ides, and her father, appellant Leon Lopez.…