Montgomery v. State

704 S.W.2d 359 (1985)

Donald Wayne MONTGOMERY, Appellant,

v.

The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

No. 13-84-346-CR.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Corpus Christi.

June 28, 1985.

Patrick McGuire, Corpus Christi, for appellant.

Grant Jones, Nueces County Courthouse, Corpus Christi, for appellee.

Before NYE, C.J. and BENAVIDES and DORSEY, JJ.

OPINION

NYE, Chief Justice.

A jury found appellant guilty of injury to a child. TEX.PENAL CODE ANN. § 22.04 (a)(1). The trial court assessed punishment at 50 years in the Texas Department of Corrections.

In his first ground of error, appellant contends that the trial court…