Legal Opinion

Samantha Amity Britain v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)

Decided December 5, 2012No. 04-11-00561-CRPublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

Opinion by

REBECCA SIMMONS, Justice.

Samantha Amity Britain was convicted by a jury of manslaughter for recklessly causing the death of Sarah Brasse, an eight-year-old child, by failing to seek medical treatment. Britain was also convicted of recklessly causing serious bodily injury to Sarah by failing to seek medical treatment, resulting in Sarah’s death. She raises five points of error on appeal: (1) and (2) the evidence was legally insufficient to support convictions for injury to a child by omission committed recklessly and manslaughter, (3) the trial court erroneously refused to…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Transportation Insurance Co. v. MorielTexas Supreme Court · 1994
  3. Prible v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2005
  4. Schroeder v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2003
  5. Michelle Elaine Bearnth v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2011

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Britain, Samantha AmityCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2013
  2. Britain, Samantha AmityCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2013
  3. Denette Elizabeth Williams v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)2014
  4. Duke Edward v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2020
  5. Stephen Richardson v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)2013

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