Legal Opinion

Courson v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided February 3, 2005No. 2-04-130-CRPublishedCited by 43 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

BOB MCCOY, Justice.

Appellant Christopher David Courson was convicted of causing injury to a child with a deadly weapon, his hands, and sentenced to ninety-nine years’ confinement. On appeal, Appellant challenges the legal and factual sufficiency of the evidence supporting his conviction and the trial court’s denial of his motion for new trial. We will affirm.

I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND

Appellant brought his six-month-old daughter, Kylie, to Medical Center of Lew-isville’s emergency room on June 27, 2003 in a comatose state. A hospital volunteer testified that Appellant at first told her that…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Crawford v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  3. Ohio v. RobertsSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  4. Mosley v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1998
  5. King v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2000

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3Cited by43 opinions

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  3. Adam Clay Price v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2006
  4. Adam Clay Price v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2006
  5. Alan Julian Harper v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2008

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