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Jackson v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided June 22, 1983No. 64154PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

MILLER, Judge.

An indictment was returned against appellant charging her with knowingly and intentionally causing the death of her daughter, LaTonya Jackson, by striking the child on the head with her elbows. A motion for change of venue was granted and the case was moved from Panola County to Shelby County. The jury returned a guilty verdict and assessed punishment at fifteen years.

The facts are as follow. On October 21, 1977, at 2:00 p.m., appellant brought La-Tonya Jackson, her 8-month old daughter, into the emergency room of Panola General Hospital: LaTonya was pronounced dead on…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Burks v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  2. Greene v. MasseySupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  3. Self v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1974
  4. Brown v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979
  5. Smith v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1939

3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Fisher v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1993
  2. Stack v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1986
  3. Scott v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1987
  4. Fiedler v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)1999
  5. Delgado v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1992

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