Hawkins v. State

OPINION

FARRIS, Justice.

Terry Hawkins appeals his conviction for injury to a child by omission and complains the indictment was defective, photos of the infant attached to various life support machines were more prejudicial than probative, and he had no lawful means of removing the child from its mother. Because there is no evidence Hawkins willfully injured the child, we sustain Hawkins’ fourth point of error and reverse the trial court’s judgment.

The victim in this case is a seven-week-old boy. Teresa Hutchins is his mother and Hawkins is not his father. Hawkins lived with Hutchins and her…