Roderick Fountain v. State

OPINION

TRACY CHRISTOPHER, Justice.

Appellant Roderick Fountain was charged by indictment with the first-degree felony murder of his three-year-old son, Kendrick Jackson. A jury found him guilty of the charged offense, made affirmative findings on two prior enhancement felonies, and assessed punishment at life in prison. Appellant appeals his conviction, arguing that (1) the evidence is legally insufficient to prove the corpus delicti of felony murder, and that (2) the evidence is legally insufficient to prove the act of striking the complainant (a) was clearly dangerous to human life and (b)…