State v. Hight

OPINION

MURPHY, Justice.

Appellee entered a plea of not guilty before the jury to the offense of intentionally and knowingly causing injury to a child. The jury found him guilty of the lesser included offense of recklessly causing injury to a child. The court assessed punishment at one (1) year confinement in the Grimes County Jail. Appellee filed a motion for new trial claiming that the Probation Officer failed to prepare a Pre-Sentence Report that was fair, neutral, and impartial. The motion was granted by the trial court, without a hearing, as to the punishment phase of the trial only. The…